Feeding wildlife including alligators, bears, sandhill cranes, and raccoons is prohibited under FL §379.412 and §372.667. Alligator feeding is a second-degree misdemeanor. Lake Starke and neighborhood retention ponds host alligators that must not be fed.
FL §379.412 and FWC Rule 68A-4.001 prohibit the intentional feeding of alligators, crocodiles, black bears, foxes, raccoons, sandhill cranes, and most other wild vertebrates because it habituates them to humans and creates safety risks. Ocoee sits on the Lake Apopka chain and includes Lake Starke, Starke Lake, Lake Prima Vista, Lake Olympia, Spring Lake, and numerous retention ponds throughout Forest Oaks, Westyn Bay, and other subdivisions; all of these water bodies host alligators regulated under FL §372.667. Intentional alligator feeding is a second-degree misdemeanor under FL §372.667(2), punishable by up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. Sandhill crane feeding also carries criminal penalties. Migratory bird feeding that creates a nuisance can be cited under Ocoee code enforcement. Sick or nuisance wildlife complaints route to the FWC Wildlife Alert hotline at 888-404-FWCC (3922) or Orange County Animal Services.
Alligator feeding: FL second-degree misdemeanor, up to 60 days jail, $500 fine. Other wildlife feeding: civil citation $100 to $500. Nuisance-creating feeding also triggers Ocoee code enforcement action.
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