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128-20.PROHIBITINGTHEFEEDINGOFWILDLIFEANDREGARDINGWASTEDISPOSALA.Definitions.Thefollowingwordsandphrases,wheneverusedinthisOrdinance,shallbeconstruedasdefinedinthissection:1.Premises-meansproperty,realorpersonal,owned,occupied,leased,orexpresslypermittedtobeusedbyaperson,withinthelimitsoftheCityofNorthampton,includinganyconfinedareaorlocalitysuchasaresidence,business,room,shop,building,motorvehicle,refusecontainer,dumpsterenclosure,garbagecans,orcompostsite,subjecttotheexceptionssetforthinParagraphD,below.2.Person-anyperson,resident,occupier,firm,corporation,orotherbusinessorganization.3.Wildlife-anyundomesticatedandunrestrainedanimalorfowl,includingbutnotlimitedtobears,coyotes,-foxes,raccoons,skunksandotheranimalsorfowlcausing.publicsafetythreats.
 
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4.Wildlife-ResistantRefuseContainer(WRRC)-afullyenclosedcontainerthatcanbeconstructedofpliablematerialsornon-pliablematerials(e.g.,steel),butmustbereinforcedtodeteraccessbywildlife.Thecontainermustemployasturdylidthathasalatchingmechanismpreventingaccesstoitscontentsbywildlife.5.Wildlife-ProofDumpsterEnclosure(WPDE)-afullyenclosedstructureconsistingoffoursidesandarooforcoverofsufficientdesignandconstructiontopreventaccessbywildlife.Thedoororcovermusthavealatchingmechanismsufficienttoprevententrybywildlife.Thesidesofthestructuremustextendtowithintwoinchesoftheground,andventilationopeningsmustbecoveredwithaheavygaugesteelmeshorothermaterialofsufficientstrengthtopreventaccessbywildlife.Meshopeningsshallnotexceedone-quarterinchinwidth.
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FeedingofWildlifeProhibited1.Nopersonshallintentionallyorknowinglyfeed,use,place,provide,give,expose,deposit,scatter,distribute,leaveorstoreanyrefuse,foodproduct,petfood,orother--materialornutritivesubstanceonanypremisesinamannerwhichwouldconstitutealure,attraction,orenticementofwildlifeonpropertywithinthecityofNorthampton.Feedthatisdepositedbynaturalvegetationorfoundsolelyasaresultofnormalagriculturalorgardeningpractices,aswellasstandingcropsplantedandleftstandingaswildlifefoodplotsthatmaybeusedbywildanimals,isnotconsideredfeedingfortbe------purposesoftheseregulationsand-isallowed.2.ThepersonsresponsibleforenforcingthisOrdinanceshallmonitorandrespondtocomplaintsaboutwildlife.Thelandownerorpersonresponsibleforpremiseswhereproblemswithwildlifefeedinghaveoccurredwillbenotifiedofthecomplaintandofferedsuggestionsforremediationbytheenforcingpersons.3.Failureofapersontorespondtoanoticeofcomplaintwithin14daysmaybeconstruedasevidencethatthewildlifefeedingwasdonewiththeknowledgeorconsentofthelandownerorresponsibleperson.C.ConditionsRequiringNewContainersorEnclosures1.Intherespondingtowildlifecomplaints,theenforcingpersonsshallmakeadeterminationwhetherornotrefusecontainersonthepremisesarethesourceofthewildlifefeedingproblem.2.Ifrefusecontainersaredeterminedtobethesourceofthewildlifefeedingproblem,thelandownerorpersonresponsibleforthepremiseswillberequiredtoreplacethemwithaWRRCorWDPEasdefinedinthisOrdinance.Failuretocomplywith
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3.Damageandrepairofcontainersandenclosures:IfaWRRC,orWDPEisdamagedordefeatedsothatitmayallowaccessbywildlife,repairorreplacementmustbemadewithin24hoursafterthedamageisdiscovered.4.-AcceptableOutdoorCompacterDesign:Anyoutdoorcompactorcontainil1ganymaterialediblebywildlifemustnotbe-ac-cessib-Iebywitdlrfe.Notrash
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maybeexposedanddoorsmustbekeptclosedandlatchedwithawildlife-proofmechanismexceptwhenloadingorremovingrefuse.Ifdamaged,allowingaccessbywildlife,repairsmustbemadetotheoutdoorcompactorwithin24hoursafterwrittennotificationbytheCityofNorthampton.D.Exceptions-ThefollowingentitiesoractionsareexemptfromtherequirementsofthisOrdinance:1.Anyindividual,companyorcorporationthatisdulylicensedbytheCommonwealthofMassachusettsorentitledunderlawtopossesswildlifeofanykind.2.AnyactionthatisofficiallysanctionedbytheCommonwealthofMassachusettsthatwouldrequirefeeding,baiting,orluringofwildlife(i.e.,capturingandtaggingwildlifeforscientificprojectsandstudy).3.Anyindividual,company,orcorporationthatisengagedinlawfulagriculturalpursuits,includingbutnotlimitedtogrowingcrops,cropbearingplantsorraisinglivestock.4.Thisordinanceshallnotbeinterpretedsoastoprohibitbirdfeeders,providedthatifabirdfeederisdeterminedtobethefeedingsourceof
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safetythreats,thebirdfeederandseeddebrisareremovedwithin48hours.5.Thisordinanceshallnotbeinterpretedsoastoprohibitthefeedingofpetsorferalcats,providedthatiffoodintendedforpetsisdeterminedtobethesourceofwildlifefeeding,thelandownerorpersonresponsibleforthepremiseswillberequiredtotakestepstorendersuchpetfoodinaccessibletowildlife,includingtherequirementthatthepetfoodberemoved.Ifanywildlifegainsaccesstopetfood,theconditionallowingaccessmustbecorrectedorthepetfoodremovedwithin48hours.6.Thisordinanceshallnotbeinterpretedsoastoprohibitthestorageofrefuse,foodproduct,petfood,orothermaterialornutritivesubstanceonanypremisesinamannerwhichdoesnotconstitutealure,attraction,orenticementofwildlifeonpropertywithinthecityofNorthampton,providedthatifsuchstorageisdeterminedtobethesourceofawildlifefeedingproblem,thelandownerorpersonresponsibleforthepremiseswillberequiredtotakestepstorendersuchstorageareainaccessibletowildlife,includingtherequirementthattheequivalentofa-WRRCorWPDEbeusedforsuchstorage,andtheareanearthestoragebe-keptfreefromsuchdebris.Ifanywildlifegainsaccesstoastoragearea,theconditionallowingaccessmustbecorrectedorthestoredmaterialremovedwithin48hours.
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