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JMC Section 5.04.102
     A.  No person shall scatter or deposit any food or other attractants on public or private property with or without the intent of attracting and/or feeding wild animals, including, but not limited to, bears, raccoons, feral cats, wild rabbits, rodents, coyotes, wild turkeys and deer. Leaving food outside for any purpose, including for the purpose of feeding domestic animals and pets, in a place where wild animals can access it, shall be a violation of this section if the food in fact becomes an attractant for wild animals.
    B.  Exceptions.
1.  This section shall not apply to birdseed held in receptacles which are reasonably designed to prevent, and do prevent, access to the food by wild animals such as bears, raccoons, deer, rabbits, and rodents.
2.  This section shall not apply to the feeding of domestic animals, provided that they are fed in a way that is reasonably designed to prevent, and does prevent, access to the food by wild animals such as bears, raccoons, deer, rabbits, and rodents.
3.  This section shall not apply to providing food, during daytime hours, in live traps being used to capture feral cats for spaying and/or neutering.
4.  4-H and FFA participants must apply for an annual permit for supervised projects of not more than any combination of twelve (12) small animals or foul per household. (Ord. 678 § 2, 2013)