Akron, OH Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code § 92.21
- Bird declared
- Public nuisance
- Prohibited act
- Feeding nuisance flocks
- Also covers
- Failing to pigeon-proof buildings
- Exception
- Licensed racing lofts, § 92.18(E)
Summary
Akron declares the common Asiatic pigeon a public nuisance and bans feeding large flocks of them. City Code § 92.21 makes "harborage" of the birds, including feeding flocks that create a nuisance, or failing to pigeon-proof a building, a violation, separate from the narrower loft-keeping rule for licensed racing pigeons in § 92.18(E).
The common Asiatic pigeon is declared to be a public nuisance. No person shall keep or harbor such pigeon. Harborage shall be considered to include the feeding of large flocks of common Asiatic pigeons creating a public nuisance and/or failure of a property owner to maintain structures and buildings in such a manner that would exclude their entrance by pigeons.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 64).
Full Breakdown
21, titled "Pigeons," opens by declaring the common Asiatic pigeon "a public nuisance" and banning anyone from keeping or harboring one. " A resident does not need to own or cage pigeons to violate the section; regularly feeding a large flock on a porch or in a yard, or simply letting pigeons nest in an unmaintained building, is itself the violation. The rule dates to Ordinance 100-1955 and was last amended by Ordinance 95-1989. 21 nuisance declaration. Akron's code does not extend a comparable feeding ban to deer, geese, or stray cats and dogs; the only wildlife-feeding prohibition found in Chapter 92 targets common Asiatic pigeons specifically.
Violations & Fines
A § 92.21 violation is enforced under the general Chapter 92 penalty in § 92.99 and can be charged against the resident feeding the flock or the property owner who fails to pigeon-proof a building. The Director of Neighborhood Assistance investigates nuisance complaints and can order corrective action before a citation issues.
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