Bend, OR Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

000(A) as property owned or controlled by the City or by the Bend Metropolitan Park and Recreation District and operated for public recreation. Subsection (A)(10) is broad, reaching not just killing or trapping wildlife but also feeding it, hunting or pursuing it, and disturbing its habitat, and it applies to both birds and other animals. The only lawful exceptions are activities authorized by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife or by the Bend Metropolitan Park and Recreation District itself, meaning a resident cannot rely on personal judgment to feed ducks or geese, trap a nuisance animal, or clear brush that functions as habitat without that specific authorization.

005(A)(8), which restricts horses and other animals from being tied to trees or shrubs in a way that damages them, reinforcing a chapter-wide focus on protecting park habitat and vegetation from casual public interference. 005 without needing to invoke any separate state wildlife statute.