Philadelphia, PA Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

Section 10-110(1) is a single flat prohibition: no person shall feed any pigeon in any public street, square, park, or place of public resort. The rule sits in Chapter 10-100 (Animals) alongside sections on wild animals, farm animals, and animal cruelty, and it draws its penalty from the chapter's general enforcement section rather than a standalone fine. Section 10-115(1) sets the baseline: except as provided, the penalty for violation of any section of the chapter is a fine of no less than $150 and no more than $300.

2, 10-109, and 10-114, so a first offense tops out at $300. Section 10-115(2) does reach a Section 10-110 violation for repeat offenses, however: anyone who feeds pigeons in public on more than one occasion is guilty of a separate Repeat Violation offense, punishable by a fine of up to $300, or imprisonment of up to 90 days, or both, for each repeat occurrence, regardless of whether the second citation comes before or after a court finds the first violation. Enforcement authority for the chapter runs through the Animal Control Agency and Department of Licenses and Inspections, which may issue notices of violation and pursue administrative sanctions, including closing an offending facility or suspending an animal-related license, after an administrative hearing under Section 10-115(5)(c).