Teaneck prohibits feeding deer, geese, and other wildlife when it creates nuisance conditions or attracts pests to residential neighborhoods.
Bergen County and Teaneck have ongoing concerns with deer populations, Canada geese, and rodents drawn to improperly stored food and intentional feeding. The township's health and nuisance provisions allow enforcement against feeding wildlife in a manner that creates unsanitary conditions, attracts vermin, or interferes with neighbors' use of property. Bird feeders are generally permitted if maintained to prevent rodent attraction. Feeding deer is discouraged because of state Lyme disease and motor vehicle safety concerns.
Property owners who continue prohibited feeding may receive notices, fines, and orders to remove feeders or food sources.
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