Ottawa County has no ordinance against backyard bird feeding, but feeding or baiting deer is banned throughout Michigan's Lower Peninsula by DNR order. Some cities and townships restrict feeding that attracts nuisance wildlife.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources prohibits recreational feeding and baiting of deer and elk across the entire Lower Peninsula, which includes Ottawa County, to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease and bovine tuberculosis. Ottawa County itself does not regulate general wildlife feeding, but municipalities may bar feeding that creates a nuisance or attracts rodents, waterfowl, or coyotes. Standard backyard bird feeders are generally permitted.
Illegal deer feeding or baiting is a state DNR violation (misdemeanor). Local nuisance-feeding rules are municipal civil infractions.
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