Chino's WUI boundary touches the Puente-Chino Hills wildlife corridor and Chino Hills State Park, where coyotes, bobcats, mule deer, and mountain lions routinely move through neighborhoods. California 14 CCR §251.3 prohibits intentional feeding of big-game mammals (deer, elk, bear, etc.) statewide. Locally, Chino Title 8 (Health & Safety) addresses food sources that attract wildlife as a public nuisance, and intentional coyote feeding is generally treated as a nuisance/code violation.
14 CCR §251.3 (California Fish and Game Commission) prohibits the intentional feeding of big-game mammals — including deer, elk, antelope, mountain sheep, wild pigs, and bears — anywhere in California, with limited exceptions for depredation permits. Although §251.3 does not specifically cover coyotes, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife strongly discourages coyote feeding and many California cities — and Chino, via Title 8 nuisance and Title 6 animal control provisions — treat habituating coyotes through feeding as a public-safety nuisance subject to abatement. Unsecured trash, pet food left outdoors overnight, and fallen fruit are also commonly cited as attractive nuisances under Title 8. Mountain lions are specially protected under Cal. Fish & Game Code §4800 (Proposition 117); harming one is a separate offense.
Intentional big-game feeding is an infraction or misdemeanor under Cal. Fish & Game Code §12000 et seq. Locally, code enforcement may issue a Title 8 nuisance notice for outdoor feeding stations attracting coyotes, raccoons, or skunks, with administrative citations and abatement orders.
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