Daly City does not have a stand-alone wildlife-feeding ordinance, but feeding wild animals is regulated through Daly City Municipal Code Title 6 (Animals) and Title 7 (Health and Sanitation) - which let the city abate conditions that attract rodents, raccoons, skunks, opossums, coyotes, or other wildlife into residential areas - and through California's wildlife-harassment regulation at 14 CCR §251.1. State law also makes it unlawful to abandon animals (Cal. Penal Code §597s). The California Department of Fish and Wildlife's 'Keep Me Wild' campaign explicitly discourages feeding wildlife because it habituates animals, creates public-safety hazards, and can trigger depredation kill permits.
Daly City's coastal-foothill geography (Mussel Rock, Westlake bluffs, San Bruno Mountain edge) means residents commonly encounter coyotes, raccoons, skunks, deer, and opossums. Feeding these animals - intentionally or by leaving pet food, unsecured trash, or fallen fruit - is treated under Daly City Title 7 as a sanitation violation when it creates a rodent or wildlife attractant, and under Title 8 as a public nuisance when habituated wildlife threatens neighbors. California regulation 14 CCR §251.1 (Harassment of Animals) and Cal. Fish & Game Code §2000 give CDFW authority to address wildlife conflicts and habituation. Feeding deer or other big game in particular is discouraged statewide because it concentrates predators and disease. The 'Keep Me Wild' guidance recommends securing trash, removing pet food at night, and using motion-activated deterrents instead of feeding.
Sanitation and nuisance violations under Daly City Title 1 carry a general penalty of up to $1,000 per day for continuing violations. State wildlife violations can be cited by CDFW under the Fish and Game Code. Abandoning animals under Cal. Penal Code §597s is a misdemeanor.
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