Osceola County has no blanket ban on feeding songbirds, but intentionally feeding certain wildlife is regulated by the state. Florida law prohibits feeding alligators and crocodiles (FS 372.667 / FAC 68A-25.001) and bears, both misdemeanors carrying fines.
Feeding wildlife in Osceola County is governed mainly by state FWC rules under Chapter 68A, Florida Administrative Code. FS 372.667 makes it unlawful to intentionally feed or entice with feed any wild alligator or crocodile; FWC rule 68A-4.001 similarly prohibits intentionally feeding black bears. These rules matter in Osceola's lake-and-wetland areas (East Lake Toho, Kissimmee chain of lakes) where gators are common. The county's nuisance and property-maintenance code can also address feeding that attracts vermin or creates a sanitary nuisance. Feeding that draws stray or feral animals may trigger county animal-control complaints.
Unlawful feeding of alligators or bears is a second-degree misdemeanor under FWC law; county code may separately cite feeding that creates a nuisance or attracts vermin.
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