Henrico County Code Chapter 5 has no ordinance prohibiting feeding of wildlife, birds or feral animals. It does bar keeping foxes, skunks and raccoons (Sec. 5-199) and protects birds within designated bird sanctuaries (Sec. 5-250). Feeding that creates a nuisance or attracts rats is addressed under nuisance and rat-control provisions.
The county sets no dedicated wildlife-feeding rule - your specific situation may also involve state wildlife law. Chapter 5 does prohibit keeping or importing foxes, skunks and raccoons (Sec. 5-199), and Sec. 5-250 designates bird sanctuaries in Lakeside, Old Westham and at Three Chopt Elementary where willfully trapping, shooting or molesting birds is unlawful. Feeding that harbors rodents is reachable through the county's rat-control provisions (Ch. 10) and general nuisance authority, and intentionally feeding certain wildlife is regulated by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Feeding that effectively maintains a prohibited animal could also implicate Sec. 5-199. Report nuisance-wildlife problems to Henrico Animal Protection Police.
No county wildlife-feeding-specific penalty. Nuisance conditions (rodents, sanitation) are abatable under nuisance and rat-control rules; molesting birds in a Sec. 5-250 sanctuary is a misdemeanor; state DWR rules may apply.
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