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Sec. 14-190. - Definitions.#
City means the City of Burnet, Texas, a municipal corporation in the State of Texas.
City manager means the city manager of the City of Burnet or his/her designee.
Food means any human or animal food, including, but not limited to, pelleted forage feed, hay, salt, forage product or mineral supplements, grain, seed, garbage, and other food sources and attractants, but does not include incidental food sources such as lawns, gardens, and nuts or berries that may have fallen to the ground from trees or shrubs.
Wild animal means any animal which is not normally domesticated in this state, including, but not limited to coyotes, turkeys, raccoons, skunks, foxes, deer, and feral hogs.
(Ord. No. 2015-23, § 2, 2-9-16)
Sec. 14-191. - Feeding of wild animals prohibited.#
(a)
No person shall purposely or knowingly provide food, bait, or in any manner provide access to food to any wild animal within the city limits.
(b)
No person shall purposely or knowingly leave or store any refuse, garbage, food product, pet food, or forage product in a manner that would attract a wild animal in a manner which would violate this section.
(Ord. No. 2015-23, § 2, 2-9-16)
Sec. 14-192. - Exceptions.#
(a)
This section does not apply to:
(1)
Feeding of deer where feeding occurs no closer than 100 feet from a public roadway.
(2)
Feeding of squirrels.
(3)
Feeding of cats.
(4)
Feeding of birds (excluding turkeys, and predatory or carnivorous birds).
(5)
Naturally growing materials, including, but not limited to trees, bushes, fruit, grain, seeds and vegetables.
(6)
Planted materials growing in gardens or beds, or as standing crops.
(7)
Stored crops provided that the stored crop is not intentionally made available to the wild animal.
(8)
Feeding that is authorized by the city manager on a temporary basis for a specific public purpose.
(9)
An animal control officer, veterinarian, peace officer, city employee, federal or state wildlife official, or property owner who is authorized by a local, state or federal government to treat, manage, capture, trap, hunt, or remove wild animals and who is acting in the scope of the person's authority.
(b)
Any feeding authorized under this sub-section must occur on property owned or controlled by the individual performing such feeding, or with the property owner's consent.
(Ord. No. 2015-23, § 2, 2-9-16)
Sec. 14-193. - Penalties.#
First time violators of this article shall receive a written warning. Thereafter, a person who violates this section shall be fined not less than $100.00 or more than $500.00 for each offense, together with the costs of prosecution. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day or part of each day during which a violation occurs or continues to occur. This section does not preclude the city from taking appropriate action to abate, prevent or remedy a violation of any provision of this article.
(Ord. No. 2015-23, § 2, 2-9-16)
Appendix "14-A"
FEE SCHEDULE(redesignated) Editor's note— Ord. No. 2024-08, § 5, adopted March 12, 2024, amended the Code by the redesignating Appendix 14-A; as Appendix B, § B6-14.