Burlington, WI Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

Section 104-13 of the Burlington City Code makes it unlawful to injure or destroy any bird, or to throw stones, shoot at, or use any implement with intent to kill or injure a bird anywhere within the City. The section sits in Chapter 104, Animals, alongside a related but separate rule on nuisance pigeons: under Section 104-14, if at least two citizens file a verified complaint with the Police Department that pigeons are roosting or lingering on their property, the Department must notify the pigeon owner that a complaint was received and cite the owner for the violation.

Both provisions are enforced by the Police Department rather than the Health Officer, since they sit under the animal-control chapter rather than the property maintenance code. Section 104-13 carries no exception for hunting, trapping, or pest control written into the text; the ban applies to any bird within the City regardless of species. Chapter 104 closes with Section 104-19, which sends every violation of the chapter, including this one, to the citywide general penalty in Chapter 1, Section 1-4, rather than setting its own fine schedule.