[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.
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.