Lynwood has no ordinance named for wildlife feeding, but its nuisance and sanitation rules let officials act when feeding attracts pests or creates unsanitary conditions. California Fish and Game Code 251.1 separately bans intentionally feeding big-game and large predators.
Lynwood's animal code does not use the phrase 'wildlife feeding,' but several provisions reach the conduct. LMC 8-1.21 declares an animal or condition a public nuisance where it causes unreasonable fouling of the air by odors, seriously unsanitary conditions, or is otherwise dangerous to public health. LMC 8-1.8(e) bars maintaining premises in an unsanitary condition that attracts flies or insects, and Chapter 9 (Health and Sanitation) addresses rodent harborage and refuse. Intentionally feeding wildlife that creates such conditions, or that harbors rodents or draws coyotes, can be abated under these provisions. Statewide, California Fish and Game Code 251.1 makes it unlawful to intentionally feed big-game mammals and large predators such as bears and coyotes.
Feeding wildlife that creates a nuisance, harbors rodents, or produces unsanitary conditions may be cited and abated under LMC 8-1.21 and the city's sanitation rules, with fines under Chapter 20. Intentionally feeding covered predators violates Fish and Game Code 251.1.
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