O'Fallon, MO Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Protected in parks
- Any bird, animal, fish, reptile
- Also barred
- Taking eggs, nest, or young
- Cross-referenced law
- Missouri Wildlife Code
- Weapons generally barred
- Firearms, air rifles, bows, slingshots
- Governing section
- O'Fallon Code § 225-020(A)(6)
Summary
O'Fallon's park code bans anyone from hunting, molesting, harming, trapping, shooting at or killing any bird on park property, and separately bars taking a bird's eggs, nest or young. It also folds in a duty to follow the Missouri Wildlife Code while on park land.
Feed, hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, shoot or throw projectiles of any kind or nature at any animal, fish, reptile or bird; nor shall be/she remove or have in his/her possession the young of any wild animal or the eggs or nest or young of any reptile or bird...or in any manner violate the Missouri Wildlife Code.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4860992; v58 updated 2026-05-14; through 05-14-2026).
Full Breakdown
020(A)(6) of the O'Fallon Code prohibits, while in or about any park property, feeding, hunting, molesting, harming, frightening, killing, trapping, chasing, teasing, shooting or throwing projectiles of any kind at any animal, fish, reptile or bird. The same subsection makes it unlawful to remove or possess the young of any wild animal, or the eggs, nest or young of any reptile or bird, and separately requires compliance with the Missouri Wildlife Code while on park property. 020 to include any park preservation, playground, recreation center, building or other area owned or used by the City for passive or active recreation, and historical or memorial purposes, so the protection runs across all O'Fallon parks rather than a single named site.
070(A)(2) reinforce this by generally barring firearms, air rifles, bows and slingshots in parks, closing off the tools most commonly used to violate the bird-protection clause, though the Director may permit trapping of a nuisance animal to the extent state law allows.
Violations & Fines
A violation of the park conduct provisions in Chapter 225 is enforced by Park Rangers, Recreation Personnel and Police Officers on-site, and convictions are punished as set out in Section 100.010 of the O'Fallon Code. Failing to obey a Ranger's lawful order to stop is a separate offense under Section 225.015.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it illegal to disturb a bird's nest in an O'Fallon park?
Can I bring a bow or air rifle into an O'Fallon park?
Does the park bird-protection rule reference state law?
Sources & Official References
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