Youngstown, OH Animal Ordinances: Bird Protection (2026)

Youngstown Codified Ordinances § 505.11 provides that 'no person shall hunt, kill or attempt to kill any animal or fowl by the use of firearms, bow and arrow, air rifle or any other means within the corporate limits of the Municipality.' The provision is broad: it names 'fowl' alongside 'animal' and lists three specific hunting methods plus a catch-all for 'any other means,' so it reaches slingshots, traps or any other device used to kill birds, not just guns. Because the ban covers the entire municipality rather than specific parks, it operates as a citywide bird-protection measure distinct from the state's hunting-season and licensing framework administered by the Ohio Division of Wildlife; a hunter who might otherwise be licensed under state law cannot lawfully use a hunting method inside Youngstown's corporate limits.

The section sits in Chapter 505 alongside the City's other animal-and-fowl provisions, including the ban on coloring or improperly selling baby poultry in § 505.12 and the pigeon-feeding restriction in § 505.15, showing the Chapter's broader concern with regulating how residents interact with birds and other animals within city limits. Enforcement falls to the Youngstown Police Department, which can cite a violator directly for hunting activity observed within the city regardless of whether the person holds a valid state hunting license.