Brooklyn Park, MN Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

40(A), part of Chapter 92's Deer Management subchapter, makes it unlawful to place, or allow to be placed, any grain, fodder, salt licks or other food, including bird feed, on the ground or within four feet of ground level, if that food may reasonably be expected to result in deer feeding, unless it is screened or otherwise protected so deer cannot reach it. The four-foot threshold specifically targets low bird feeders and ground feeding stations that double as deer attractants. Three exceptions are written into the section: feeding efforts the city itself runs under the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources' deer management plan; veterinarians, city animal control officers, or county, state or federal game officials handling deer already in their custody as part of their duties; and food placed specifically to trap or take deer under a DNR-issued permit.

40(B) separately bars anyone from hunting or removing deer within the city unless they are acting on the city's behalf under a special permit tied to its Deer Management Program, closing off private hunting as a deer-control method. Because feeding wild birds at ground level or with low feeders can trigger this section, residents who put out bird feed have to keep it elevated or screened to avoid drawing deer and violating the ordinance.