Sparks Municipal Code Section 20.03.005 makes it unlawful to feed or shelter high-risk wildlife, including coyotes, foxes, raccoons, skunks, bats, bobcats, and feral cats. Leaving food or water outdoors for these animals is prohibited.
Under Sparks Municipal Code Section 20.03.005(C), it is unlawful to create a location or structure for feeding, sheltering, or providing sustenance to a high-risk species inside the city. The code defines feeding as leaving food, water, or other sustenance outside a building, and lists high-risk species including the striped and spotted skunk, raccoon, fox, bat, coyote, badger, bobcat, weasel, and feral cat, along with other high-risk disease carriers. Feral-cat feeding is expressly covered. Unsecured trash and outdoor pet food can amount to unintentional feeding. Nevada big game such as deer is managed separately by the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Feeding or sheltering prohibited wildlife draws a code-enforcement order to stop and remove attractants, followed by fines for continued violations. Persistent feeding can escalate enforcement.
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