Union City has no dedicated wildlife-feeding ordinance, but feeding that attracts pests is abatable as a public nuisance, and Police Policy 817 routes wildlife and vector complaints to Alameda County Vector Control. Injured wildlife is referred to the Ohlone Humane Society.
Union City does not publish a standalone anti-feeding ordinance, so wildlife feeding is addressed through general nuisance, property-maintenance, and sanitation provisions: feeding that draws rodents, raccoons, or other pests can be cited as a public nuisance and ordered abated. Union City Police Department Policy 817 directs that complaints involving wild animals such as bats, skunks, raccoons, and opossums be referred to Alameda County Vector Control District, while injured wildlife is referred to the Ohlone Humane Society Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. California Fish and Game Code separately prohibits feeding big-game wildlife. Residents who create accumulations of food, garbage, or animal attractants on their property may be required to remove them under the city's nuisance-abatement authority.
Feeding that accumulates food or attracts vermin can be declared a public nuisance and ordered abated, with possible citation for noncompliance. Persistent feeding of stray or wild animals that produces unsanitary conditions may draw code-enforcement action.
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