I don't support this ordinance. I've seen no evidence that deliberate wildlife feeding is significant or has any effect on wildlife in our town. Deer and bears will still come to town because of irrigated gardens and fruit trees;. We should require evidence before passing a ban.
That said, I commend staff for doing a good job rewriting the ordinance so that it no longer prohibits bird feeding and concentrates on a person's intent to feed wildlife. If we have to have a ban, this one isn't bad.
I do not support this ordinance. It is just another over reach by the county with the state expecting our police department and animal control to do the states job. I think the ordinance will be very difficult to enforce. I spoke to a member of the police department and they said basically what I am saying.
I appreciate the effort that has been made to create an ordinance that permits us to continue feeding the birds. The deer will still graze on our lawns and fruit trees, but no one should intentionally be feeding them. I support the ordinance.
I oppose this proposed ordinance. The County is the worst violator. The golf course and other County parks feed deer, bunnies, and other small animals on a daily basis. Lets arrest and fine all the County employees involved in this covert operation. Declaring this a health, safety, and welfare issue is a joke. How about doing something proactive, like getting us bear-proof trash cans. I bet more kids were hurt by tricycles last year than wild bunnies.
I do not support adoption because the NMDGF regulation already provides the needed tool and this ordinance is overly broad and subject to interpretation and selective enforcement. Does growing plants count as feeding wildlife? What about squirrels eating bird food? I support continuing education, volunteers or paid staff to assist homeowners who wish to remove or address wildlife food sources but face obstacles, and increased speed limit enforcement and improved lighting at accident locations.
I support this ordinance for the health of wildlife. I am glad to see the revised language around feeding birds. The other major attractive nuisances for predators are trash (hoping bear carts will take care of this!) and unattended domestic animals. I would love to see some action to reduce these attractants in future. Thank you for your work making this a better ordinance for our wildlife and community!
I strongly support passage of this ordinance as revised for the health of our wildlife population and to not encourage attraction of predators into our neighborhoods. Thank you for exempting bird feeding.
I don't support this ordinance. I've seen no evidence that deliberate wildlife feeding is significant or has any effect on wildlife in our town. Deer and bears will still come to town because of irrigated gardens and fruit trees;. We should require evidence before passing a ban.
That said, I commend staff for doing a good job rewriting the ordinance so that it no longer prohibits bird feeding and concentrates on a person's intent to feed wildlife. If we have to have a ban, this one isn't bad.
I do not support this ordinance. It is just another over reach by the county with the state expecting our police department and animal control to do the states job. I think the ordinance will be very difficult to enforce. I spoke to a member of the police department and they said basically what I am saying.
I appreciate the effort that has been made to create an ordinance that permits us to continue feeding the birds. The deer will still graze on our lawns and fruit trees, but no one should intentionally be feeding them. I support the ordinance.
I oppose this proposed ordinance. The County is the worst violator. The golf course and other County parks feed deer, bunnies, and other small animals on a daily basis. Lets arrest and fine all the County employees involved in this covert operation. Declaring this a health, safety, and welfare issue is a joke. How about doing something proactive, like getting us bear-proof trash cans. I bet more kids were hurt by tricycles last year than wild bunnies.
I do not support adoption because the NMDGF regulation already provides the needed tool and this ordinance is overly broad and subject to interpretation and selective enforcement. Does growing plants count as feeding wildlife? What about squirrels eating bird food? I support continuing education, volunteers or paid staff to assist homeowners who wish to remove or address wildlife food sources but face obstacles, and increased speed limit enforcement and improved lighting at accident locations.
I support this ordinance for the health of wildlife. I am glad to see the revised language around feeding birds. The other major attractive nuisances for predators are trash (hoping bear carts will take care of this!) and unattended domestic animals. I would love to see some action to reduce these attractants in future. Thank you for your work making this a better ordinance for our wildlife and community!
I strongly support passage of this ordinance as revised for the health of our wildlife population and to not encourage attraction of predators into our neighborhoods. Thank you for exempting bird feeding.