Cupertino, CA Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

020: any park, reservation, playground, swimming pool or recreation center owned or used by the city or county for active or passive recreation. Among the listed prohibitions, no person may hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile, or bird, and no one may take or possess the young of any wild animal or the eggs, nest or young of any reptile or bird. The code carves out one narrow exception: snakes known to be deadly poisonous, such as rattlesnakes, may be killed on sight, along with other deadly reptiles.

The same section separately bars amplified sound without a permit and destructive acts against park vegetation and structures, showing the bird provision sits inside a broader park-conduct code rather than a standalone wildlife statute. 230, which assigns responsibility to the parks foreman, park attendants and any peace officer directed by the city. 12: a fine up to $100 for a first offense, $200 for a second violation of the same provision within a year and up to $500 for each subsequent violation, with escalation to a misdemeanor, up to $1,000 or six months, possible if a violator forfeits bail on the same infraction four times within a year.