Feeding deer, raccoons, skunks, and other wildlife is prohibited in West Valley City to prevent nuisance and disease. Songbird feeders permitted. Utah DWR also prohibits big game feeding under R657-3.
Utah Administrative Code R657-3 (Division of Wildlife Resources) prohibits feeding big game wildlife, including deer, elk, and moose, statewide. West Valley City Municipal Code Title 6 reinforces this with a local prohibition on feeding wildlife (intentionally or by maintaining attractants) including deer, raccoons, skunks, foxes, and coyotes. Songbird feeders and hummingbird feeders are permitted, but should be managed to avoid attracting rodents or bears. WVC sits at the interface with the Oquirrh foothills to the southwest and the Jordan River riparian corridor, where mule deer and urban coyote encroachment is common. Feeding attracts predators and creates public safety issues. Rabies vector species (skunks, raccoons, foxes, bats) are regulated under Utah Admin Code R58-1 (Utah Dept of Agriculture & Food). Bird feeders should be brought in seasonally to avoid attracting bears in foothill-adjacent neighborhoods.
State infraction under R657-3: fines $100-$500 plus restitution for wildlife damage. WVC local citations Class C misdemeanor up to $750.
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