This article is designed to prohibit the feeding
of unconfined wildlife in any public park or on any other property
owned or operated by Township of Independence or the Recreation Department
of Independence operating under its auspices, so as to protect public
health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure
to comply, which regulations are implemented pursuant to the Municipal
Stormwater Management regulations.
No person shall feed, in any public park or
on any other property owned or operated by the Township of Independence,
any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined
in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at
environmental education centers).
Any person(s) who is found to be in violation
of the provisions of this article shall be subject to a fine not to
exceed $1,000, up to 30 days imprisonment in the county jail, a period
of community service of up to 30 days or a combination of the foregoing
in the discretion of the Court.