The Board of Trustees of the Village of Huntington Bay has determined
that artificial feeding of geese and waterfowl contributes to high
concentrations of geese, waterfowl and seagulls at unnatural sites,
overcrowding, the spread of disease, costly management efforts, unnatural
behavior, and cumulative negative environmental impacts on the water
bodies in Huntington Bay and Huntington Harbor.
Unless otherwise expressly stated in this chapter, the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
FEED
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute, or scatter any
edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing
geese, waterfowl and/or seagulls.
GEESE
Those species of birds commonly known as "Canada geese."
PERSON
Any individual, company, partnership, corporation, limited
partnership, joint venture or other legal entity.
SEAGULLS
Those species of birds belonging to the order Laridae.
WATERFOWL
Those species belonging to the order Anseriformes, including
but not limited to swans, Mallards and all species of ducks.
No person shall feed or provide food for any geese, waterfowl
and seagulls within the Incorporated Village of Huntington Bay at
any time of the year.
A violation of this chapter shall be punishable by a fine of
$250.
If any part or provision of this chapter or the application
thereof to any person or circumstance be adjudged invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall be confined in its
operation to the part or provision or application directly involved
in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered
and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this
chapter or the application thereof to other persons or circumstances,
and the Board of Trustees of the Incorporated Village of Huntington
Bay hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter or the
remainder thereof had such invalid application or invalid provision
been apparent.