CHAPTER 26

Prohibition on Feeding of Whitetail Deer. No person shall engage in the artificial feeding of whitetail deer within the Town of Wilson, except as set forth in Section 26.02. “Artificial feeding” shall be defined as the placement of shelled corn and/or other types of grain, salt or minerals, fruit or vegetable matter on the ground or in feeders, mangers or any other type of structure or receptacle for the purpose of feeding or attracting whitetail deer, on any private or public property.

Exceptions. The prohibition set forth in Section 26.01 shall not apply to:

1. Deer management practices approved, authorized and sponsored by the Town;
2. Use of bird feeders or their equivalent for the primary purpose of feeding of birds;
3. Cultivation of naturally growing grains, fruits or vegetables, for purposes other than the feeding of whitetail deer, but which inadvertently attract whitetail deer.

Penalties. The penalty for violation of this section shall be forfeiture of not less than Two Hundred Fifty Dollars ($250.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for the first day of violation and not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Twenty-Five Dollars ($25.00) for each subsequent day of violation.

If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by reason of any decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of any other section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or portion thereof.

Effective Date. The herein Ordinance shall take effect upon enactment and publication.

Enacted this 6 th day of October, 2003

Town of Wilson by Kenneth F. Sonntag, Chairperson

This is to certify that the Town Board of the Town of Wilson enacted the above Ordinance on the 6 th day of October 2003. Catherine Conrad, Town Clerk

Published in the Sheboygan Press October 14, 2003.