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O'Fallon, MO Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

Some Restrictions
Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 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.

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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?
Yes. Section 225.020(A)(6) of the O'Fallon Code makes it unlawful to remove or possess the eggs, nest or young of any bird found on park property, alongside a broader ban on hunting, harming or trapping birds there.
Can I bring a bow or air rifle into an O'Fallon park?
No, generally. Section 225.070(A)(2) bars firearms, air rifles, spring guns, bows and arrows, slingshots and similar weapons in City parks, which reinforces the bird and wildlife protections in Section 225.020.
Does the park bird-protection rule reference state law?
Yes. Section 225.020(A)(6) makes it unlawful to violate the Missouri Wildlife Code while on park property, layering the state wildlife statute on top of the City's own park conduct rules.

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