Butler County has no countywide wildlife-feeding ban, but Ohio Division of Wildlife rules restrict deer feeding and baiting, and it is illegal to feed dangerous wildlife. Nuisance feeding is usually handled by city ordinances.
There is no general Butler County ordinance prohibiting residents from feeding songbirds or squirrels. However, the Ohio Division of Wildlife (ORC Ch. 1531/1533 and OAC 1501:31) regulates baiting and feeding of white-tailed deer, and prohibits feeding that spreads disease or creates a nuisance; feeding practices are further restricted in chronic-wasting-disease surveillance areas. Feeding is not a substitute for a hunting license and baiting rules apply during deer season. Locally, Butler County cities and townships may adopt nuisance ordinances against feeding that attracts rodents, raccoons, or deer to residential areas. Never feed dangerous or protected wildlife; contact the ODNR Division of Wildlife for current deer-feeding guidance.
Wildlife and deer-feeding violations are enforced by ODNR wildlife officers under Title 15 with fines and possible license suspension; local nuisance-feeding violations carry municipal penalties.
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