San Clemente Municipal Code 6.28.070 prohibits feeding non-domesticated predators including coyotes, raccoons, foxes, skunks, and opossums. SCMC 6.28.090 separately bans feeding wild pigeons on the municipal pier, with fines from $50 to $200.
SCMC 6.28.070 (Chapter 6.28, Ord. 1797 eff. 11-4-2025) makes it unlawful to feed or provide food for non-domesticated mammalian predators such as coyotes (Canis latrans), and expressly extends the ban to raccoons, foxes, skunks, and opossums. Exceptions under SCMC 6.28.080 cover owners of a permitted animal, and feeding a trapped, injured, or un-weaned wild animal while the responsible agency is notified. SCMC 6.28.090 separately prohibits feeding wild pigeons on the San Clemente Municipal Pier, enforceable by San Clemente Police Services, CASA, or Orange County Sheriff personnel. Pier-pigeon fines are $50 first offense, $100 second within a year, and $200 for a third, plus Chapter 1.20 fines. California Fish and Game Code also restricts feeding certain wildlife.
Feeding coyotes, raccoons, foxes, skunks, or opossums violates SCMC 6.28.070 and is an infraction with an administrative fine (SCMC 6.04.070). Feeding wild pigeons on the municipal pier carries escalating fines of $50, $100, and $200 under SCMC 6.28.090.
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