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Title 6 — Sanitation and Health

Millbrae Municipal Code Ch. 6.10 Bird Feeding

Millbrae Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Millbrae

Cite as: Millbrae Municipal Code Chapter 6.10 · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 6.10.010. Definitions.

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:

A.

"Feed"

means any material, including but not limited to birdseed, bird feed, corn, bread pieces, food scraps, domestic animal food, or any similar substance that can be utilized for consumption by birds to provide nourishment.

B.

"To feed"

means to spread, cast, lay, deposit, or dump feed.

(Ord. 744 § 1)

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§ 6.10.020. Bird feeding prohibited.

A. Except at feeding stations that are expressly authorized in writing by the city manager or designee, it is unlawful for any person to do the following on any city property or within city rights-of-way:

  1. To feed any bird that is not legally owned by that person; or

  2. To place any feed of any kind that is intended for consumption by or to attract any bird of any kind that is not legally owned by that person.

B. It is unlawful for any person to do the following on any private property that is owned or controlled by another person without the express permission of that person:

  1. To feed any bird that is not legally owned by that person; or

  2. To place any feed of any kind that is intended for consumption by or to attract any bird of any kind that is not legally owned by that person.

(Ord. 744 § 1)

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