Twin Falls, ID Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Twin Falls City Code § 8-3-3(D)
- Protected
- Any bird, its eggs, nest, young and habitat
- Authorization
- Director's prior authorization required
- Feeding rule
- Only tobacco, alcohol or known noxious substances barred
- Fixed penalty
- $100.00 infraction, § 8-3-10
- Enforcers
- Police, director, park attendants, § 8-3-11(A)
Summary
In the City of Twin Falls, Idaho, section 8-3-3(D) bars anyone in a city park, without the director's authorization, from hunting, molesting, harming, frightening, killing, trapping, chasing, teasing, annoying or shooting any bird, and from taking eggs, nests or young. A $100.00 fixed penalty applies.
No person, without the authorization of the director, in a park shall: ... (D) Wild Animals, Birds: 1. Hunting: Hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, annoy, shoot or throw missiles at any animal, reptile or bird; nor shall they remove or have in their possession the young of any wild animal, or the eggs, nest, or young of any reptile or bird; nor destroy the nests or habitat of any wild animal; nor shall they collect, remove, have in their possession, give away, sell or offer to sell, buy or offer to buy, or accept as a gift, any specimen alive or dead collected from any park area except for an authorized licensed trapper. 2. Feeding: Give or offer, or attempt to give to any animal or bird any tobacco, alcohol or other known noxious substance.
Full Breakdown
The bird rule is part of the Twin Falls park ordinance, Title 8 Chapter 3 of the City Code. Section 8-3-3 opens with "No person, without the authorization of the director, in a park shall," and subsection (D), Wild Animals, Birds, runs two paragraphs. Paragraph 1, Hunting, lists the banned acts toward any animal, reptile or bird: hunt, molest, harm, frighten, kill, trap, chase, tease, annoy, shoot or throw missiles. It also bars removing or possessing the eggs, nest or young of any reptile or bird, destroying the nests or habitat of any wild animal, and collecting, possessing, giving away, selling, buying or accepting as a gift any specimen, alive or dead, taken from a park area. The only exception printed is for an authorized licensed trapper.
Paragraph 2, Feeding, is narrow. It bars giving or offering any animal or bird tobacco, alcohol or other known noxious substance. The feeding clause is limited to those substances.
Section 8-3-6(D) backs this up: no person in a park can hunt, trap or pursue wildlife at any time, or use, carry or possess loaded firearms, air rifles, spring guns, bow and arrows, slings or other weapons potentially inimical to wildlife. An authorized licensed animal control officer or state or federal wildlife officer can hunt or trap in a park, and shooting into park areas from beyond park boundaries is forbidden. Dogs and other domestic animals must be leashed under section 8-3-7(C).
The term park, defined in section 8-3-2, covers a park, reservation, playground, trail, swimming pool, beach, recreation center or other city-owned or city-used area devoted to active or passing recreation. Parks are open from 6:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. daily except as otherwise posted.
Violations & Fines
Section 8-3-10 makes a violation an infraction with a fixed penalty of $100.00, excluding court costs and fees. A second or subsequent conviction within one year is a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in the county jail, a fine not exceeding $1,000.00, or both, and each day is a separate offense. Under section 8-3-11, police officers, the director and park attendants can eject violators and police can seize property or devices used in the violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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