No person shall knowingly, purposely or intentionally feed deer,
cause deer to be fed or provide food to deer in Bethel Park on any
public or private property. The prohibition includes, but is not limited
to, disbursement of food on the ground, at a feeding station, in a
feeding device, or in a container of any form; providing a salt or
mineral lick/block; or any other means which serves to provide feed
to any deer in Bethel Park.
A person shall be deemed to have knowingly, purposely or intentionally
fed deer, caused deer to be fed, or provided food to deer if the person
places, or allows to be placed, wheat, pellets, livestock food, corn
in any form, fruit, vegetables, hay or alfalfa, human food scraps,
any form of community sold wildlife feed, birdseed or livestock feed,
or any other edible matter that deer will consume on the ground or
within the reach of deer. The prohibition shall include allowing residue
that deer will consume to remain underneath a birdfeeder. The prohibition
shall not include live vegetation such as ornamental landscaping,
flowers, trees, vines, vegetable gardens, edible matter located either
in an enclosed building or stored in a securely sealed package, or
unmodified commercially purchased bird feeders or their equivalent
when placed out of the reach of deer.
Any person that violates this ordinance shall immediately and
permanently, upon notification from Bethel Park, remove feed and feeding
devices utilized to feed deer and discontinue the activity for which
the notification was given. If a person promptly complies with such
notification, no penalties will be sought.
Any person violating any provisions of this ordinance shall
be liable for a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $50 for each
offense, in addition to the costs of prosecution. A separate offense
shall be deemed committed on each day thereafter during which a violation
occurs or continues.
The provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable;
and if any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance shall
for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections, sentences,
clauses and phrases of this ordinance, but they shall stand notwithstanding
the invalidity of any part.