Schaumburg, IL Animal Ordinances: Coyote Management (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Village Code § 92.30(O) and (P)
- Ground feeding
- Prohibited outright, no exceptions
- Bird feeder height
- Minimum 4 feet above ground
- Hanging feeder limit
- 4 per lot, 100 sq in base max
- Feeder setback
- 5 feet inside property lines
- Penalty
- $100 to $50,000 per day (§10.99)
Summary
Feeding coyotes, deer or other wild animals in Schaumburg is illegal under Village Code Section 92.30(O). Ground feeding of any kind is banned outright, and elevated bird feeders must stand at least four feet high and hold only bird feed in a dedicated container. Violators face the Village's general fine under Section 10.99.
For any person to place table scraps, seed or other food out of doors in any zoning district of the village, outside of appropriate waste containers and in such a manner as to harbor or attract wild animals, including without limitation, raccoons, coyotes, skunks, deer, possums, foxes, squirrels, or geese and thereby cause such wild animals to become habituated to humans. Ground feeding and container ground feeding is prohibited. Above ground bird feeders are allowed as long as all feed is placed in a container or feeder designed for the specific purpose of feeding birds. Above ground feeders shall be a minimum of four (4') feet off the ground.(P)To keep or maintain on any zoning lot more than four (4) hanging feeders as defined in this chapter. No hanging feeder shall have a base exceeding one hundred (100) square inches. Hanging feeders must be designed to minimize any nuisances, including but not limited to excessive spillage of feed. All hanging feeders shall be located at least five (5') feet within property lines.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 56 Update 1 | Policy Manual: Supplement 20).
Full Breakdown
30(O) of the Village of Schaumburg Code targets the wildlife-feeding conflicts that flare when residents leave food out for raccoons, coyotes, deer, skunks, foxes, geese or squirrels. The ordinance bans placing table scraps, seed or other food outdoors, in any zoning district, outside an appropriate waste container, if doing so attracts wild animals and lets them become habituated to people. Ground feeding, including feeding from a container placed on the ground, is prohibited outright with no exceptions for corn, deer blocks or salt licks. Above-ground bird feeders remain legal, but only if all feed sits inside a container or feeder built specifically for birds and the feeder is mounted at least four feet above grade.
30(P), in the same Prohibited Acts subsection, caps a property at four hanging feeders, each with a base no larger than one hundred square inches, and requires every hanging feeder to sit at least five feet inside the property line so spilled feed does not drift onto a neighbor's yard or the public way. The Village folds coyote and deer complaints into this feeding ban rather than running a separate cull or hazing program: cutting off the food source is the enforcement strategy. A habituated-animal complaint starts with a call to the Village's non-emergency police line, and officers or code staff document the feeding location under the same Chapter 92 authority used for other prohibited acts. 99.
Violations & Fines
A first feeding violation is charged under Section 10.99, the Village's general penalty: a fine of at least $100 and up to $50,000, with each day the feeding continues counted as a separate offense. Community development staff or police can issue a citation after documenting attractant feeding, and repeat feeding that draws coyotes onto a property can also trigger a nuisance investigation under Section 92.30's broader prohibited-acts list.
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