Port St. Lucie, FL Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)
Key Facts
- Parks Feeding Ban
- No food to any animal or bird
- Code Section
- § 96.22(b)
- Hunting
- Prohibited citywide under § 92.12
- First Offense Fine
- $50.00 under § 10.99
- Private Property
- No general city feeding ban
Summary
In city parks, Port St. Lucie bans giving food to any animal or bird, and bans hunting, trapping or disturbing wildlife, dens and nests. Outside parks the code prohibits hunting citywide but sets no general feeding ban.
Title XXVIII NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSERVATION, RECLAMATION, AND USE Chapter 379 FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION Entire Chapter SECTION 412 Penalties for feeding wildlife and freshwater fish. F.S. 379.412 379.000000000000 Fish and wildlife conservation 2024.00000000000 VIII 0379.412 412 379.412 Penalties for feeding wildlife and freshwater fish. — (1)(a) The penalties in this section apply to a violation of any rule or order of the commission that prohibits or restricts: 1. Feeding wildlife or freshwater fish with food or garbage; 2. Attracting or enticing wildlife or freshwater fish with food or garbage; or 3. Allowing the placement of food or garbage in a manner that attracts or entices wildlife or freshwater fish.
Full Breakdown
Section 96.22(b) is flat: inside a park, no person may give, offer or attempt to give any animal or bird food, tobacco, alcohol or other known noxious substances. Subsection (a) adds that you may not hunt, trap, disturb or remove any wild bird, animal or reptile, or rob an animal den or bird nest, without a specific written permit from the city. Citywide, section 92.12 prohibits hunting wildlife except when the city manager authorizes it to control a nuisance. The code does not set a general prohibition on feeding wildlife on private property.
Violations & Fines
Park violations fall under section 96.99, which routes to the general penalty in section 10.99: $50.00 for a first offense and $200.00 for a second if uncontested and paid within 30 days.
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