Amarillo's Chapter 8-2 regulates domestic animals and fowl but contains no explicit prohibition on feeding feral or wild animals. Keeping wild animals inside city limits is prohibited, but intentional wildlife feeding is not codified as an offense.
Amarillo Code of Ordinances Chapter 8-2 (Animals and Fowl) prohibits harboring or maintaining wild animals within city limits (§8-2), defines nuisance animal behaviors such as excessive noise and unrestrained movement (§8-2-5), and sets rules for barnyard fowl and community cats. However, no section explicitly bans residents from feeding deer, feral cats, raccoons, or other wildlife on their property. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) advises against feeding wildlife statewide but has no preemptive municipal ban. Amarillo Animal Management & Welfare enforces Chapter 8-2 provisions.
No local wildlife-feeding fine. Nuisance animal violations under §8-2-5 may incur fines under Amarillo's general penalty clause (up to $500 per offense).
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