Glenn County, CA Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

Glenn County Code Title 8, Chapter 8.04 does not contain a dedicated prohibition on feeding deer, waterfowl, or other wildlife in the unincorporated area. The code does regulate adjacent activity: Section 8.04.540 prohibits trapping or capturing wild animals of a species subject to rabies for live sale unless the person first files a statement with the animal control and health officers and complies with rabies-control and state wildlife laws, and Section 8.04.530 requires special authorization to keep any wild, exotic, or dangerous animal. Because attracting wildlife can create a nuisance or a public-safety hazard, conduct that draws animals onto a neighbor's property or onto public areas may be reached through the general nuisance and at-large provisions of Sections 8.04.075 and 8.04.090. At the state level, the California Fish and Game Commission's regulations in Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations (Section 251.1) prohibit harassing game and, through related provisions, restrict intentional feeding of big-game mammals such as deer and bears, which can habituate wildlife. Residents with bear, deer, or mountain-lion concerns should contact the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.