Feeding alligators and crocodiles is a crime in Florida. FWC rule 68A-25.001 makes it unlawful to intentionally feed or entice any crocodilian, and penalties escalate under section 379.412. On St. Johns County's coastal marshes and waterways this is enforced by state wildlife officers.
Wildlife feeding in St. Johns County is governed chiefly by state rule, fitting for a coastal county laced with alligator-filled marshes, ponds, and the Intracoastal Waterway. Florida Administrative Code 68A-25.001 prohibits intentionally feeding or enticing with feed any crocodilian, meaning alligators and crocodiles, unless the animal is held in captivity under an FWC permit. Feeding makes wild alligators associate people with food and turns them dangerous, so the state treats it seriously: under section 379.412 a first offense is a noncriminal infraction, but repeat violations involving alligators or bears escalate to second-degree and first-degree misdemeanors and ultimately a third-degree felony. FWC also restricts feeding that creates a public nuisance or draws bears. Ordinary backyard songbird feeders are not affected. St.
Intentionally feeding alligators or crocodiles violates FWC rule 68A-25.001. A first offense is a noncriminal infraction with a civil penalty, and repeat crocodilian or bear violations escalate to misdemeanors and a third-degree felony under section 379.412.
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