Horry County bans feeding domestic or migratory waterfowl in residential areas because large flocks contaminate ponds and cause erosion. You also may not create conditions that let waterfowl congregate. Wildlife-management facilities on 5+ acres are exempt.
Chapter 4, Article III targets migratory wild fowl. Section 4-33(a) prohibits feeding, causing to be fed, or providing food for domestic or migratory waterfowl in residential areas of Horry County, and § 4-33(b) bars creating or allowing any condition that results in waterfowl congregating there. Section 4-31 explains the purpose: preventing the public nuisance of large waterfowl numbers that contaminate lakes and ponds and cause erosion. Section 4-34 exempts wildlife-management facilities located on a minimum of five acres. "Waterfowl" includes non-native ducks, geese, and swans (domestic) and native ducks, geese, and swans (migratory) per § 4-32.
Violations are punishable under Code § 1-8 per § 4-36; enforced by county animal/insect control and code officers.
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