[Adopted 1-7-2019]
A.
No person shall feed, bait, or in any manner provide access to food to any wild animal and/or wildlife within Town of West Springfield on lands either publicly or privately owned, except as permitted by § 110-29.
B.
No person shall fail to take remedial action to avoid contact or
conflict with wild animals, which may include the securing or removal
of outdoor food sources or attractant after being advised by the Town
to undertake such remedial action. Further, after an initial contact
or conflict with a wild animal, no person shall continue to provide,
or otherwise fail to secure or remove, any likely food sources or
attractants, including but not limited to bird feeders.
C.
The prohibitions of this section shall not apply to naturally growing
shrubs, live crops, plants, flowers, vegetation, gardens, or trees.
The feeding of songbirds and other backyard birds shall be permitted
on private property subject to the condition that birds shall only
be fed from bird feeders.
A.
The Park Rangers and/or Animal Control shall enforce the provisions
of this article.
B.
Violations of this article shall be enforceable under the noncriminal disposition procedures established by M.G.L. c. 40, § 21d, and adopted set forth in Chapter 1, Article II of this Code. The noncriminal disposition penalties for any person violating this article shall be a written warning for the first violation; $25 for the second violation; $100 for the third violation; and $300 for each subsequent violation. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate offense.
