Tulare has no city-specific wildlife-feeding ordinance. State law controls: 14 CCR § 251.1 prohibits harassing wildlife (which CDFW interprets to include feeding that disrupts normal behavior), and 14 CCR § 251.3 specifically prohibits feeding big-game mammals (deer, bear, elk). Local enforcement may proceed under Tulare Municipal Code § 6.12.210 (animal nuisances) or § 7.28 (general nuisance) if feeding attracts rodents or creates a public-health problem.
No local Tulare ordinance specifically bans feeding wildlife. The controlling rules are state: (1) 14 CCR § 251.1 ('Harassment of Animals') states that 'no person shall harass, herd or drive any game or nongame bird or mammal or furbearing mammal,' and defines 'harass' as an intentional act which disrupts an animal's normal behavior patterns — including breeding, feeding, or sheltering. CDFW has consistently interpreted this to reach feeding that habituates wildlife to human food sources. (2) 14 CCR § 251.3 ('Prohibition Against Feeding Big Game Mammals') is the explicit ban on feeding deer, bear, elk, and other big game in California. Violations are misdemeanors under Cal. Fish & Game Code § 12000. Within Tulare city limits, the practical enforcement risks are: feeding feral cats or pigeons may trigger a Tulare Municipal Code § 6.12.210 nuisance investigation (especially if two neighbors complain or rodents are attracted); feeding raccoons, skunks, or coyotes in residential yards may run afoul of § 251.1; and accumulated food/feces may trigger § 7.28 general nuisance abatement. Tulare County's farmland adjacency means deer and coyotes do venture into peripheral neighborhoods.
Violations of 14 CCR § 251.1 or § 251.3 are misdemeanors under Cal. Fish & Game Code § 12000, with fines and possible jail. Local nuisance violations under Tulare Mun. Code § 6.12.210 carry administrative citations under § 6.12.080. Bird feeders that attract rats may be ordered abated under Title 7 Chapter 7.28.
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