Genesee County has no general wildlife-feeding ordinance. Michigan restricts baiting and feeding of deer statewide through DNR rules, and cities or townships may ban feeding that creates a nuisance.
There is no countywide ban on feeding wildlife in Genesee County. Deer and elk feeding and baiting are regulated statewide by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, which has imposed restrictions and bans in parts of the Lower Peninsula to control disease such as chronic wasting disease. Feeding of other wildlife — waterfowl, raccoons, or feral animals — that creates a nuisance or attracts pests may be prohibited by your city or township ordinance. Genesee County Animal Control handles domestic animals, not wildlife; contact the Michigan DNR for wildlife questions and your municipality for local feeding rules.
DNR deer-feeding and baiting violations carry state fines; local nuisance-feeding violations are municipal civil infractions.
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