Clark County's animal code has no ordinance directly prohibiting feeding wildlife such as deer or birds. It does bar keeping designated dangerous species (skunks, foxes, raccoons) and taking or possessing protected wildlife. Attracting animals that become a nuisance can still be abated.
No section of Clark County Code Title 8 makes it unlawful simply to put out food for wild birds or deer. What the code does regulate: CCC 8.11.060(12) makes it a nuisance to own, harbor, or keep species the Washington Department of Health designates dangerous under WAC 246-100 — including skunks, foxes, or raccoons — and 8.11.060(14) bars taking from the wild or possessing protected wildlife, furbearers, or game listed in WAC 232-12. If feeding draws animals that damage property or create the nuisances listed in CCC 8.11.060, the county can abate the situation. State wildlife-feeding rules (WDFW) may separately restrict feeding big game.
No penalty for ordinary wildlife feeding. Keeping a prohibited species or possessing protected wildlife is a nuisance misdemeanor under CCC 8.19.020 (up to 90 days jail and/or $1,000).
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