Lodi, CA Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

12 adds a citywide ban on feeding waterfowl and migratory birds in Lodi's parks and on its lakes, including Lodi Lake. 510 states the purpose: feeding increases bird-dropping accumulation that can damage park flora and fauna and harm water quality, raises the risk of disease spreading to residents, interrupts the birds' normal migration patterns, causes nutritional problems, and can encourage waterfowl to abandon migration and take up residence in city parks and lakes. 520 defines 'feed' or 'feeding' broadly as placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering, directly or indirectly, shelled or unshucked corn, wheat or other grains, bread, popcorn, scraps, salt, or any other nutritive substance likely to be eaten by waterfowl or migratory birds, in any manner that lures, attracts or entices the birds.

S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 530 then makes it unlawful to feed the birds in any public park, on any public lake, or on any other city-owned or -operated property, and separately bars creating or allowing a condition that results in a congregation or congestion of the birds in those same places. 550 by a city police officer, animal control officer, code enforcement officer, or the parks and recreation director or a designee.