Villa Park Municipal Code Art. 7-9 Birds

The City of Villa Park is hereby designated a bird sanctuary and signs bearing the legend "VILLA PARK IS A BIRD SANCTUARY" shall be placed at appropriate locations at or near the City limits at principal entrances to the City.

(Ord. #73-179, § 1; Ord. #82-323, § 23; Ord. #99-461, § 1)

No person shall disturb any species of wild birds within the City by doing any of the following:

a. Shooting, throwing objects, spraying or squirting harmful substances at the birds;

b. Damaging the nests containing eggs, or harming hatchlings of the birds;

c. Feeding wild birds in such quantity and frequency as to result in any of the following:

1. A health menace caused by excessive droppings;

2. The diversion of natural migratory patterns;

3. The creation of unusual or excessive noise or unsanitary conditions beyond the confines of the person's own property.

(Ord. #73-179; Ord. #99-461, § 1)

If the City Council or the City Manager determines that starlings, crows or other wild birds have become so numerous in any particular location or area as to be a public nuisance or a menace to public health or property, said fact may be declared and the birds involved may be destroyed or otherwise controlled.

(Ord. #99-461, § 1)