Scott County has no blanket ban on feeding wildlife, but feeding deer is discouraged and unsecured food that draws deer or pests can trigger nuisance enforcement. The Minnesota DNR restricts deer feeding in disease-management areas and manages wildlife statewide.
There is no statewide law against casual wildlife feeding, and Scott County's cities generally address it through nuisance rules rather than an outright ban. Deer are abundant along the Minnesota River valley and around the county's lakes, and the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources discourages feeding them because it concentrates animals, spreads disease such as chronic wasting disease, and raises vehicle-collision risk; the DNR can impose deer-feeding and attractant bans in designated management areas. Bird feeders are fine, but unsecured trash, pet food, or spilled seed that attracts deer, raccoons, or rodents can draw a nuisance complaint. HOA rules may also apply.
No ordinance targets wildlife feeding directly in most cases, but feeding that creates a sanitation or nuisance condition can bring a city nuisance citation and an order to remove the attractant.
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