Palm Coast, FL Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

Section 42-168, in the City Parks article, addresses both pets and wild animals at once. Subsection (c) provides that "it is unlawful to feed any animal at a City Park unless the rules promulgated by the City, or a permit issued by the City, with regard to the particular City Park or specific activity specifically authorizes the feeding of animals," meaning the default rule is no feeding, full stop, unless a posted rule or permit for that specific Park or event says otherwise. The same section separately bars bringing a pet or domestic animal into a Park unless park-specific rules allow it (subsection (a)) and bars abandoning any domestic animal at a Park (subsection (b)), so a stray left behind at a Park violates the Code independent of the feeding ban.

Section 42-167 backs up the feeding restriction from the wildlife side: it is separately unlawful to harass, hunt, trap, or throw objects at any animal in a City Park, and unlawful to introduce or leave any wild animal there, reinforcing that City Parks are meant to be left as found. 08, Florida Statutes, cannot be excluded under this section's animal restrictions.