Earlier editions: 2026-09
Colfax Municipal Code Ch. 6.16 Bird Sanctuary
Colfax Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Colfax
Cite as: Colfax Municipal Code Chapter 6.16 · Text as of 2026-10-04
6.16.010 - Designated—Posting of signs.¶
The city is designated a bird sanctuary and signs bearing the legend "Colfax Is a Bird Sanctuary" shall be placed at appropriate locations at or near the city limits at principal entrances to the city.
(Prior code § 5-1.01)
6.16.020 - Molesting wild birds.¶
No person shall shoot or trap any species of wild birds within the city and no person shall molest or damage the nest or the eggs of any wild bird within the city.
(Prior code § 5-1.02)
6.16.030 - Control of birds declared nuisances.¶
If the council, the chief of police or the animal control officer shall determine that birds which are unprotected by federal or state statutes have become so numerous in any particular location or area as to become a public nuisance or, for any other reason, have become a public nuisance or a menace to health or property, such fact may be declared and such birds may be destroyed or otherwise controlled by such method as shall be determined by the council, the chief of police or the animal control officer.
(Prior code § 5-1.03)
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