In Dakota County parks it is unlawful to feed or otherwise disturb wildlife under Park Ordinance 107, Section 5.4. Off park land, deer and other wildlife-feeding limits are set by your city and by Minnesota DNR rules; the county has no general residential feeding ban.
Dakota County Ordinance No. 107, Section 5.4 makes it unlawful, when in a county park, to kill, trap, hunt, injure, pursue, feed, or in any manner disturb any animals or wildlife, except lawful fishing or hunting. So feeding ducks, geese, deer, or other park wildlife is prohibited on county park property. Away from county parks, feeding of wildlife such as deer is governed by your city's ordinances and by Minnesota Department of Natural Resources rules (including deer-feeding and baiting restrictions tied to disease management). The county does not impose a general ban on backyard bird feeders, but nuisance and rodent-attractant provisions in city codes can still apply.
Feeding wildlife in a county park violates Ordinance 107 and is punishable under Minn. Stat. 398.34. City/DNR wildlife-feeding violations carry separate penalties.
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