Fairfield, CA Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

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.