Whittier, CA Animal Ordinances: Wildlife Feeding (2026)

Whittier has no separate wildlife-feeding ordinance; it relies on the adopted LA County Code Title 10 (Whittier MC 6.04.020). LA County Code Chapter 10.84 (Feeding of Certain Animals) supplies the rules. Section 10.84.010 makes it "unlawful to feed a nondomesticated rodent or nondomesticated mammalian predator" unless a narrow exception applies, namely the person is the lawful owner keeping the animal in accordance with the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, or the person provides food only to a trapped or injured animal after first notifying the responsible agency to pick it up. This targets the kind of intentional feeding (of coyotes, raccoons, opossums and similar) that draws predators and rodents into neighborhoods. Section 10.84.020 separately provides that no person shall feed or make food available to peafowl on public property, including any street, sidewalk or parkway, with a person allowed to feed a trapped or injured peafowl only after notifying the responsible agency; a violation is a misdemeanor. Because these are part of the LA County Code adopted by Whittier and applied within the city under Whittier MC 6.04.040, they are enforceable inside Whittier. Owners should also avoid leaving pet food or attractants outside, which can independently create an animal-nuisance issue under the adopted code.