Greeley, CO Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)
Key Facts
- Rule
- No feeding wild animals or wild birds
- Where
- City-designated natural areas and trails
- Related ban
- Harassing or injuring wildlife also barred
- Penalty
- Misdemeanor infraction, Title 1 Ch. 10
- Adopted
- Ord. No. 22, 2020, eff. 10-6-2020
Summary
Greeley prohibits feeding wild animals or wild birds anywhere in its city-designated natural areas and trails, one of nearly thirty listed conduct restrictions in those spaces.
(21)Feed wild animals or wild birds.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Municipal Code: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
The natural areas and trails chapter flatly bars feeding wild animals or wild birds within a city-designated natural area or trail. It sits next to a companion ban on harassing, attempting to injure, or killing a wild animal or wild bird in the same spaces. "Wild animal" and "wild bird" carry the definitions set in the city's animal code at section 10-1. The prohibition applies only inside natural areas and trails under city management, not citywide, and is enforced the same way as the other listed natural-area offenses.
Violations & Fines
Feeding wildlife in a designated natural area or trail is a misdemeanor infraction under Title 1, Chapter 10 of the Greeley code.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it illegal to feed geese or deer in a Greeley park?
Does the feeding ban cover stray cats and dogs?
Sources & Official References
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