Feeding wild animals is regulated municipally in Milwaukee County and by the Wisconsin DNR for deer. The City of Milwaukee restricts bird feeders to rodent-proof designs and caps them at four per premises, and declares feral pigeons, starlings and English sparrows public nuisances that may be removed.
There is no single Milwaukee County wildlife-feeding ordinance; rules come from municipal animal and nuisance codes plus Wisconsin DNR deer regulations. City of Milwaukee Chapter 78 requires bird feed to be in a covered, rodent-proof feeder on a pole at least 3.5 feet high and 6 feet from climbable objects, or tree-suspended with rodent guards; feed may not go on the ground, and no more than four feeders are allowed per premises. The chapter declares starlings, English sparrows and feral pigeons a public nuisance that may be trapped or destroyed. Feeding deer is governed by the DNR: baiting and feeding are banned in Chronic Wasting Disease counties. Rat-attracting feeding can be abated under nuisance Chapter 80.
In the City of Milwaukee, ground feeding, non-rodent-proof feeders, or more than four feeders per premises violates Chapter 78. Rat-attracting feeding is abated under Chapter 80, and illegal deer feeding in a CWD area is enforced by the DNR.
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