A. No person
shall feed, bait, or in any manner provide access to food to any wild
animal or birds within city of Revere on lands either publicly or
privately owned.
B. No person
shall leave or store any refuse, garbage, food product, pet food,
forage product or supplement, salt, seed or birdseed, fruit, or grain
in a manner that would constitute an attractant to any wild animal
or bird.
C. 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
trash, cooking grills, pet food, bird feeders or any other similar
food source or attractant after being advised by the city 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 outdoor trash, grills, pet food, or bird
feeders.
(C.O. 17-350, 11/13/2017)
The feeding of other songbirds and other backyard birds shall
be permitted on private property subject to the following conditions:
A. Birds
shall only be fed from bird feeders. Bird feeders shall be installed
at least five feet above the ground. Bird feeders shall not be installed
or attached to fences in any manner.
B. The
scattering or placement of food, seed, grain, or any other type of
attractant on the ground shall not be permitted.
C. Feeding
does not create an unreasonable disturbance that affects the rights
of surrounding property owners and renders other persons insecure
in the use of their property; and
D. Does
not create an accumulation of droppings on the property and surrounding
properties; and
E. Does
not become an attractant for rodents or other wild animals.
(C.O. 17-350, 11/13/2017)
Inspectional services and/or animal control shall enforce the
provisions of this chapter.
(C.O. 17-350, 11/13/2017)
Any person violating any provision of this chapter shall be
liable to a fine not less than twenty-five dollars or more than four
hundred ninety dollars for each offense. A separate offense shall
be deemed committed on each day or part of each day during which a
violation occurs or continues.
(C.O. 17-350, 11/13/2017)