Georgetown, TX Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

The City of Georgetown does not publish a blanket ordinance prohibiting the feeding of wildlife such as deer, raccoons or feral animals. Instead, the issue is addressed through the nuisance provisions of Title 7. Section 7.04.090.9 makes it unlawful and a nuisance for any person to allow food to remain outside unattended for an extended period of time so as to attract nuisance animals. This reaches practices like leaving pet food, scraps or bait outdoors that draw raccoons, skunks, foxes, coyotes or other wildlife the code otherwise treats as prohibited or dangerous (Section 7.06.020 bans keeping or harboring those species). The city's Animal Services guidance similarly cautions that pet food should not be left unattended outdoors where it attracts nuisance animals, and that animal waste left on others' property must be removed. Related care rules in Chapter 7.03 require owners to provide and manage food and sanitation responsibly. Because Georgetown sits within Williamson County and the broader Central Texas region, state wildlife is also governed by Texas Parks and Wildlife regulations; intentionally feeding certain wildlife can carry separate state implications, and game species are managed under the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code rather than city ordinance. For specific wildlife conflicts, the city directs residents to Animal Services and the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter.