No person shall shoot any species of wild bird within the City, and no person shall molest or damage the nest or the eggs of any wild bird within the City; provided, that, if the City Council, the Chief of Police or the Animal Control Officer determines that starlings or other nonprotected birds have become so numerous in any particular location or area as to be a public nuisance or for any other reason have become a public nuisance or a menace to public health or property, such fact may be declared and the birds involved may be destroyed or otherwise controlled.
(Prior code § 4-79)