Coyotes are established across Duval County. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission classifies coyotes as year-round huntable wildlife on private land. Jacksonville Ordinance Code 462 and FWC §68A-4.001 prohibit intentional wildlife feeding that creates nuisance habituation.
FWC documents resident coyote populations in every Florida county, including suburban and urban portions of Jacksonville from Mandarin to the Northside. State law allows lethal removal year-round on private land with landowner permission, but firearms discharge is largely prohibited inside Jacksonville under Ord. Code Chapter 614, leaving trapping and hazing as practical options. JACPS does not respond to healthy free-ranging coyotes, only to sick or aggressive individuals. Residents are urged to remove pet food, secure garbage, harvest fallen fruit, and supervise small pets at dawn and dusk. Hazing (yelling, throwing objects, spraying with a hose) keeps coyotes wary of people.
Intentional wildlife feeding can bring civil fines up to $500 under Ord. Code 462 plus FWC misdemeanor charges under §68A-4.001 with up to 60 days jail and $500 fine, and code enforcement removal of attractants and structural exclusions.
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