Acworth, GA Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

Acworth Code of Ordinances § 58-3(a) lists 27 prohibited acts that apply in every public park and park building in the city, and item (7), titled "Waterfowl," makes it unlawful to feed ducks, geese and other waterfowl. Added by Ordinance No. 2020-35 and amended by Ordinance No. 2022-33, the rule covers every named city park, from Dr. George Cauble Park (Acworth Beach) on Lake Acworth to Dallas Landing Park and Proctor Landing Park on Lake Allatoona, so tossing bread or feed to birds gathered along a shoreline or boat ramp is a citable offense anywhere in the park system.

The same list separately prohibits, in item (6), hunting, harming, chasing, trapping or frightening wild animals, so waterfowl feeding sits alongside a companion no-harassment rule covering wildlife generally. Older Code language at § 54-2 had authorized the city manager to post no-feeding signs in parks and cemeteries and made feeding unlawful only where such signs were erected; § 58-3 supersedes that sign-dependent approach for parks with a standing citywide rule that applies whether or not signage is posted. 00, imprisonment for up to six months, or labor for the city for up to 60 days, with each day a violation continues counted as a separate offense.

Enforcement is carried out by the Acworth Police Department and the Parks and Recreation Department, both of which patrol the city's park system and can issue citations returnable in Acworth Municipal Court.