[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Lattingtown 2-16-2011 by L.L. No. 2-2011.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This local law was originally adopted
as Ch. 97, but was renumbered to maintain the organizational style
of the Code.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Lattingtown finds that
artificial feeding of waterfowl is actually harmful to these animals
and can cause: poor nutrition, increased hybridization, water pollution
and beach closures, contamination of shellfish growing areas, delayed
natural migration, high concentrations of waterfowl at unnatural sites,
overcrowding, spread of disease, costly management efforts, unnatural
behavior and cumulative negative environmental impacts in the Village.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Those species of birds commonly known as white ducks, barnyard
geese, Muscovy ducks and any other geese and ducks bred by man, but
not any other waterfowl falling under the jurisdiction of the United
States Fish and Wildlife Service and/or the New York Department of
Environmental Conservation.
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute, or scatter any
edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting, or enticing
migratory or domestic waterfowl.
Those species of birds commonly known as swans, geese and
ducks, and any other waterfowl falling under the jurisdiction of the
United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
Any individual, company, partnership, corporation, limited
partnership, joint venture, or other legal entity.
Any land which is owned, maintained, leased, or managed by
the Village of Lattingtown for any purpose whatsoever, including,
but not limited to, parks, preserves, beaches and drains.
No person shall feed or provide food for any domestic or migratory
waterfowl on Village property at any time of the year.
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of
not less than $100, nor more than $500. Any subsequent violation occurring
within five years of the date of such first violation shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than $250, nor more than $750.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to property owned
by or under the jurisdiction of other municipal authorities, the State
of New York and any agency thereof or the government of the United
States of America.
