[Adopted 2-24-2009 by Ord. No. MC 3391 (Ch. 65, Part 2, Art. IV, of the 1981 Revised Code)]
The purpose of this article is to prohibit the feeding of unconfined wildlife in any public park or on any other property owned or operated by the Township of Irvington, so as to protect public health, safety and welfare, and to prescribe penalties for failure to comply.
A. 
For the purpose of this article, the following terms, phrases, words and their derivations shall have the meanings stated herein unless their use in the text of this article clearly demonstrates a different meaning. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future, words used in the plural number include the singular number, and words used in the singular number, and words used in the singular number include the plural number. The word "shall" is always mandatory and not merely directory.
B. 
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FEED
To give, place, expose, deposit, distribute or scatter any edible material with the intention of feeding, attracting or enticing wildlife. Feeding does not include baiting in the legal taking of fish and/or game.
PERSON
Any individual, corporation, company, partnership, firm, association, or political subdivision of this state subject to municipal jurisdiction.
WILDLIFE
All animals that are neither human nor domesticated.
A. 
No person shall feed, in any public park or on any other property owned or operated by the Township of Irvington, any wildlife, excluding confined wildlife (for example, wildlife confined in zoos, parks or rehabilitation centers, or unconfined wildlife at environmental education centers, or feral cats as part of an approved trap-neuter-release program).
B. 
No person shall feed any animal on the exterior of any property unless it is licensed/registered with the Township.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
A. 
This article shall be enforced by the Irvington Department of Public Safety and Department of Public Works of the Township of Irvington.
[Amended 7-14-2009 by Ord. No. MC 3407; 7-1-2014 by Ord. No. MC 3511; 10-14-2015 by Ord. No. MC 3553]
B. 
Any person found to be in violation of this article shall be ordered to cease the feeding immediately.
[Amended 9-13-2016 by Ord. No. MC 3582[1]]
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this article, the penalties for violations of this article are as follows:
Section
Short Description
1st Offense
2nd Offense
3rd Offense
4th Offense Maximum Fine;
Court Appearance Required
§ 167-27
Feeding animals on public property
$50
$100
$250
$500
B. 
Any person, firm or corporation found guilty of a violation of any other terms of this article shall be subject to the penalty set forth in Chapter 1, Article III, Penalties, of the Township Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).