Clayton County's animal chapter has no standalone ordinance prohibiting the feeding of wildlife. Feeding that creates a nuisance or effectively maintains wild animals can be reached through the county's wild-animal and nuisance provisions, and Georgia DNR rules govern many species.
Clayton County Code Chapter 14 does not contain a dedicated section banning the feeding of wildlife, pigeons, or stray animals. Where feeding attracts vermin or creates odor, sanitation, or safety problems, the conduct is reachable under the county's general nuisance authority, and habitually harboring or maintaining wild animals can implicate Article III (Wild and Exotic Animals). The keeping or feeding of certain wildlife is separately governed by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, which regulates wild animals and prohibits possession or feeding of some species. Georgia DNR also cautions against feeding wildlife such as deer and bears because it creates public-safety and disease risks. Residents with a wildlife or nuisance-feeding problem should contact Clayton County Animal Control; specific wildlife issues
There is no county wildlife-feeding-specific fine. Enforcement is indirect: nuisance conditions from feeding are abatable under the county's nuisance code, harboring wild animals can violate Article III, and certain wildlife feeding is subject to Georgia DNR rules.
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