No St. Joseph County ordinance broadly bans backyard bird feeding, but Indiana DNR rules restrict deer feeding, and feeding wildlife that creates a nuisance or draws rabies-vector animals near homes can be curbed locally. Songbird feeders are generally allowed.
Wildlife feeding in St. Joseph County is governed by Indiana DNR regulation and local nuisance rules rather than one county ban. The DNR restricts feeding that congregates deer, especially in connection with disease management, enforced by conservation officers. Locally, feeding that draws deer, geese, or rabies-vector animals like raccoons and skunks toward homes, spreads disease, or creates a sanitation problem can be curbed as a nuisance by county or city code enforcement. Intentionally feeding that habituates dangerous wildlife creates liability. Ordinary backyard songbird feeders are generally unrestricted throughout the county.
Feeding deer against DNR rules draws conservation-officer enforcement. Feeding that creates a nuisance or sanitation problem can be ordered stopped by county or city code enforcement, with fines.
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