Pinellas County does not have a blanket wildlife-feeding ban, but state law and FWC rules prohibit feeding alligators, bears, sandhill cranes, and other protected species, while Chapter 14 nuisance rules address feral animal feeding that creates problems.
Wildlife feeding in Pinellas County is regulated principally through state and federal law. Florida Statute 372.667 (renumbered as 379.412) makes it a second-degree misdemeanor to feed or entice alligators or crocodiles. FWC Rule 68A-4.001 (Florida Administrative Code) prohibits the intentional feeding of bears, sandhill cranes, foxes, raccoons, and pelicans. Federal rules under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and Endangered Species Act protect manatees, sea turtles, and migratory birds. Pinellas County Section 14-30 treats feral animal feeding that creates unsanitary or unsafe conditions as a public nuisance subject to abatement and citation.
Feeding protected wildlife can result in FWC misdemeanor charges, fines, and license loss; nuisance feeding of feral animals can result in county citations and abatement orders under Section 14-30.
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