Lancaster County and Lincoln have no blanket ordinance banning the feeding of wildlife, but feeding that attracts nuisance animals or creates unsanitary conditions can be enforced under Lincoln's general animal-control and nuisance provisions. Deliberately feeding deer or other wildlife into a nuisance is discouraged and may draw a citation.
Neither Lincoln nor Lancaster County has a stand-alone wildlife-feeding prohibition in the animal code. However, feeding that draws rodents, raccoons, deer, or other wildlife and creates a nuisance, health hazard, or unsanitary accumulation can be addressed under the general animal-control regulations in Lincoln Municipal Code Chapter 6.04 and the city's nuisance and property-maintenance codes. The Nebraska Game and Parks Commission also advises against feeding big game and may act where feeding spreads disease or creates conflicts. Honestly, no specific county rule sets a feeding line here; enforcement is nuisance-driven, so avoid feeding that attracts problem wildlife to your property.
No dedicated fine for feeding itself, but resulting nuisance, sanitation, or attractant conditions can bring abatement orders and nuisance-code fines.
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