Greenville County's code has no blanket ban on feeding wild animals like deer or birds. It does bar keeping wild animals as pets without a § 4-20 permit, and general nuisance and sanitation rules apply if feeding attracts vermin or creates unsanitary conditions.
No Greenville County ordinance specifically prohibits feeding wildlife such as deer, ducks, or birds, so the county sets no wildlife-feeding rule for the unincorporated area — this is governed instead by state wildlife law (SC Department of Natural Resources) and general nuisance provisions. However, § 4-20 makes it unlawful to "keep or permit to be kept" any wild, dangerous, or vicious animal as a pet without an annual permit, so effectively taming or harboring wildlife is regulated. Feeding that draws rodents or creates "insanitary conditions" (§ 4-11) can be actioned under nuisance and sanitation rules. Feeding a domesticated animal to a snake does not make the snake vicious (§ 4-11).
No wildlife-feeding fine in county code; harboring wildlife without a § 4-20 permit is a misdemeanor (§ 4-23), and nuisance/sanitation conditions may be separately cited.
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