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Rockville, MD Animal Ordinances: Coyote Management (2026)

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Compiled from the official code textEditor Martyn O'NeillLast verified September 2026

Key Facts

Species addressed
Deer only, via culling program
Coyotes
No dedicated City ordinance found
Stand exemption
§ 14-49(b) portable deer stands
Hours exemption
§ 14-50(b)(3)

Summary

Rockville authorizes a City-managed deer culling program in its parks, with narrow carve-outs from the wild-animal, structure, and hours rules: coyotes aren't separately addressed.

This section does not apply to the installation and use of a portable deer stand by a person participating in a City-managed deer culling program in accordance with the terms of the program and all applicable laws and regulations. (Laws of Rockville, Ch. 7, § 7-3.01(b), (d); Ord. No. 14-20, § I, 6-22-20)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 14-20, § I, adopted June 22, 2020, changed the title of section 14-49 from "Malicious mischief, damage, etc." to "Damage to park property." The historical notation has been preserved for reference purposes.

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Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 17 Update 1).

Full Breakdown

Rockville City Code addresses deer management only through a City-managed deer culling program referenced across the park rules article: it does not have a separate coyote ordinance. Section 14-37(a) exempts culling-program participants from the general ban on catching, injuring or destroying wild animals in city parks. Section 14-49(b) lets program participants install a portable deer stand, otherwise barred under the damage-to-park-property rule. Section 14-50(b)(3) lets areas subject to the program stay open to participants outside normal park hours. No hazing policy or feeding prohibition naming coyotes appears anywhere in the City Code reviewed.

Violations & Fines

Using deer-culling exceptions, a stand, off-hours access, or taking a wild animal, without being an authorized program participant is a municipal infraction under the underlying park rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Rockville have a coyote hazing or management ordinance?
No: the City Code's only named wildlife-management program is the City-managed deer culling program; coyotes get no separate rule.
Can a resident feed or trap deer in a Rockville park?
Only as an authorized participant in the City's deer culling program; otherwise the general § 14-37 wild-animal protections apply.

Sources & Official References

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