Anchorage, AK Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

020 reaches wild animals such as moose, bear, coyote, wolverine, and fox, plus birds of prey and what the code calls deleterious exotic wildlife, problem animals like unconfined rats or raccoons. For all of these it forbids feeding them, and separately forbids leaving human food, animal food, or garbage in a manner that attracts them. The intent standard is the part that catches homeowners off guard: the section prohibits negligent feeding and attractant-leaving in its own clause, distinct from intentional feeding, so someone who never meant to draw a bear but carelessly left garbage accessible violates the ordinance just as surely as someone hand-feeding a moose.

The ban has built-in exceptions. 020B exempts the lawful use of bird feeders, and lawful hunting or trapping bait is likewise exempt. The prohibition also yields to the terms of a permit issued by the Municipality, the State of Alaska, or the United States federal government. The rule exists to attack the bear and moose attractant problem that also drives Anchorage's bear-resistant trash container requirements elsewhere in the same title, and it works on the food source side rather than the animal side.