Animal Ordinances in Vancouver, WA (2026)
1 verified animal ordinances for Vancouver, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Wildlife Feeding
Vancouver has no dedicated local ordinance banning wildlife feeding. Washington state law prohibits feeding large wild carnivores and, since May 2025, feeding deer, elk, and moose statewide. The city's general nuisance code may apply if feeding creates a public hazard.
No Local Wildlife-Feeding Ban; State Law Controls
Few RestrictionsRCW 77.15.790
(2) If a fish and wildlife officer, ex officio fish and wildlife officer, or animal control authority, as defined in RCW 16.30.010 , has probable cause to believe that a person is negligently feeding, attempting to feed, or attracting large wild carnivores to land or a building by placing or locating food, food waste, or other substance in, on, or about any land or building, and the food, food ...
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