HomeMy WebLinkAbout1494 Amending City Code Chapter 205 Feeding of Deer BILL NO: 2016-053 ORDINANCE NO: 114 9 44
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 205 RELATED TO FEEDING OF
DEER.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN FOR THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE,
MISSOURI,as follows:
SECTION 1 —ADOPTION OF AMENDMENT. Section 205.125 of the City Code of the City
of Riverside, Missouri is hereby amended to read as follows (language to be added is underlined;
language to be repealed contains a stFikethmWh):
Section 205.125 Feeding of Deer Wild Animals
A. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this
Section, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section, except where
the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
DEER Any of veAeas heefed FjwAaant mammals of the family C-6�0'
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and ear-ibou
FEED OR FEEDING - The intentional act of furnishing or otherwise making
available food or other substance which is likely to be consumed by deer wild
animals.
NATURAL - Food or other substances consumed by deer wild animals, produced
by or existing in nature,not artificial.
WILD ANIMAL: Any animal that is not domesticated, including: deer, mule
deer, white-tailed deer, elk, moose, caribou, wild turkeys, rabbits, squirrels, feral
cats raccoons, opossums, skunks, groundhogs, foxes, coyotes, bobcats, eg ese,
non-domesticated waterfowl, and any bird of prey.
B. Prohibition of Feeding. No owner or occupier of land within the City of
Riverside, Missouri, shall intentionally feed, cause to be fed or provide or make
available food or other substances for the consumption by deer a wild animal
within the City, either on private property or on public property.
C. Exception.
1. This Section shall not apply to any item that can be used as food if its
source in nature is native to the subject premises on which the food is
available. For example, by way of illustration only, this Section shall not
apply to apples or acorns generated from an apple tree or oak/acorn tree
located upon the subject premises or carrots and corn grown in a garden
located upon the subject premises.
2. A property of ten(10) acres or more shall be exempt from this Section and
shall follow the current applicable rules of the Missouri Conservation
Department pertaining to the feeding and baiting of deer.
3. This Section does not apply to naturally growing vegetation, or to planted
vegetation growing in yards, gardens, or flower beds; or bird feeders
located a minimum of four(4)feet above the ground.
SECTION 2 — EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and
after the date of its passage and approval.
BE IT REMBERED that the above was read two times by heading only, PASSED AND
APPROVED by a majority of the Board of Aldermen and APPROVED by the Mayor of the
City of Riverside this day of 2016.
_ ' • r % ' ayor Kathleen L. Rose
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Robin`Kiiic�d;City Clerk