Cedar Park, TX Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

A review of Cedar Park Code Chapter 2 (Animal Control) and the city's Wildlife Awareness webpage finds no enumerated section that makes intentional feeding of wildlife (deer, raccoons, opossums, skunks, feral cats, etc.) a stand-alone offense on private residential property. The city's official guidance, published at cedarparktexas.gov/1418/Wildlife-Awareness, states that residents should "never feed wildlife" because leaving out cat food, meat, or fallen fruit increases wildlife conflicts and habituates animals. Where feeding attracts animals that then become a nuisance, Cedar Park Code §2.03.002 (Public Nuisance Animals) is the enforcement hook: it is unlawful for an animal to be or create a public nuisance within the city, defined to include animals that endanger public health, safety, or welfare. In city parks, separate rules in §8.03 prohibit feeding wildlife. State law in Tex. Parks & Wildlife Code §62.0125 also makes baiting/feeding game animals on others' property without consent unlawful, and TPWD prohibits feeding deer in areas with Chronic Wasting Disease containment zones.