Fairfield does not have a city-specific wildlife-feeding ban, but California Fish and Game Code and Title 14 regulations make it illegal to feed big game mammals (deer, bears) and harassment of wildlife. Feeding that creates a nuisance may also be cited under Fairfield's Community Preservation chapter.
Fairfield Municipal Code does not include a stand-alone wildlife-feeding ordinance. The primary restrictions on feeding wild animals come from state law. California Fish and Game Code Section 251.1 and related Title 14 regulations prohibit harassing wildlife, which the California Department of Fish and Wildlife interprets to include actions that habituate wildlife to humans through feeding. Intentional feeding of big game mammals such as deer is specifically discouraged and may trigger CDFW enforcement when it leads to property damage or public safety problems. Locally, feeding that attracts rodents, raccoons, skunks, or other vector animals onto adjacent properties can be abated as a public nuisance under Fairfield Municipal Code Chapter 27 (Community Preservation), and accumulation of pet food or birdseed on the ground may also be cited as an unsanitary condition. Suisun Marsh and the open-space areas along Green Valley, Suisun, Ledgewood, and Union Creeks bring deer, turkeys, and waterfowl close to Fairfield neighborhoods, so residents are encouraged to remove fallen fruit, secure pet food, and use bear-resistant trash containers in the hillside areas.
State Fish and Game violations are infractions or misdemeanors handled by CDFW wardens. Local nuisance citations are issued by Fairfield Code Compliance under Chapter 27 and follow the standard administrative-citation escalation: warning, then escalating fines.
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