Rocklin does not have an express municipal-code section banning the feeding of wildlife, but California state law effectively prohibits the practice. Under California Code of Regulations Title 14, § 251.1 (Harassment of Animals), feeding game and nongame mammals or birds in a manner that disrupts their normal breeding, feeding, or sheltering patterns constitutes prohibited harassment. Intentional feeding of deer, bears, coyotes, raccoons, and other wildlife can result in fines up to $1,000. Rocklin Mun. Code Title 8 nuisance provisions also apply to feeding that creates rodent or odor problems.
14 CCR § 251.1 provides: 'no person shall harass, herd or drive any game or nongame bird or mammal or furbearing mammal,' and defines harassment as 'an intentional act which disrupts an animal's normal behavior patterns, which includes, but is not limited to, breeding, feeding, or sheltering.' California Department of Fish and Wildlife has consistently interpreted intentional feeding of wildlife (especially deer and bears) as falling within this prohibition. Adjacent Roseville and other Sacramento-area cities publicize this as the operative rule. Rocklin separately enforces nuisance conditions under Title 8 of its Municipal Code - food sources that attract rats, raccoons, or coyotes can be abated as public nuisances. Backyard bird feeders for songbirds are generally tolerated, but feeding that habituates larger wildlife (deer, turkeys, coyotes, bears) is prohibited under state law.
Citations under 14 CCR § 251.1 are issued by CDFW wardens and can carry fines up to $1,000 per violation. Local nuisance complaints go to Rocklin Code Enforcement, which can require abatement of the food source and impose administrative fines.
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