Summit County has no blanket ban on backyard bird or wildlife feeding. Deer and nuisance-wildlife feeding may be restricted by your city ordinance or Summit Metro Parks rules, and state law (ODNR) governs deer feeding during disease response.
There is no countywide wildlife-feeding prohibition in Summit County. Feeding songbirds is generally allowed, but feeding deer, geese, or other wildlife that creates a nuisance can be regulated by individual municipalities, which may prohibit deer feeding to reduce herd concentration and vehicle collisions. On park land, Summit Metro Parks (a park district under ORC 1545) publishes its own rules that typically prohibit feeding wildlife. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources also restricts deer feeding and baiting in areas managed for chronic wasting disease. Attracting wildlife with food can trigger nuisance-ordinance or property-maintenance enforcement in some cities. Check your city code and Metro Parks regulations.
Penalties, where they exist, are set by the individual city or by Summit Metro Parks as rule violations; ODNR enforces state deer-feeding and baiting restrictions.
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