Forsyth County has no ordinance prohibiting the feeding of deer, coyotes, or other wildlife. Under Code section 14-45, wild-animal matters are handled by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, not county animal services.
Forsyth County does not ban feeding wildlife. Its animal chapter addresses domestic animals, and section 14-45 forwards all wild-animal complaints—except bites—to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Game and Fish Division, or the USDA. Georgia DNR discourages feeding deer, warning that it concentrates animals and habituates them, and the state manages nuisance wildlife such as coyotes and the occasional black bear that ranges into north Forsyth. Practical constraints still apply: unsecured trash or pet food that draws wildlife can trigger county nuisance enforcement, and HOA covenants may limit feeders.
No county penalty targets wildlife feeding directly. Feeding that creates a sanitation or nuisance condition, or that draws bears, can draw county nuisance enforcement, and Georgia DNR can act on habituated-wildlife problems.
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