§ 4-75. Feeding waterfowl prohibited.

(a)

Upon notice to the state department of game and inland fisheries, the feeding of migratory and nonmigratory waterfowl is hereby prohibited in Franklin County in accordance with subsection (c) below.

(b)

For the purpose of this section, migratory and nonmigratory waterfowl shall be those species defined by the state department of game and inland fisheries as any and all waterfowl in the Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) including native, nonnative, and domestic ducks and geese, and any crossbreeds or hybrids of these birds and includes those species listed below.

(c)

This prohibition is applicable to those areas of the county that are so heavily populated as to make the feeding of such waterfowl a threat to the public health or environment. Specific areas include all areas within the waters of Smith Mountain Lake or within five hundred (500) feet of the Smith Mountain project shorelines.

(d)

Specific areas cited within subsection (c) above shall be posted with the appropriate signage to designate the area where this section is applicable.

(e)

Enforcement of this section shall be the sole responsibility of the county.

(f)

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00).

(g)

No provision of this section shall be applicable on lands within a national or state park or forest, or wildlife management area.

Family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans)

Swans
Tundra swan	Cygnus columbianus
Trumpeter swan	Cygnus buccinator
Mute swan	Cygnus olor
Black swans	Cygnus atratus
Black necked swan	Cygnus melanocoryphus
Coscoroba swan	Coscoroba coscoroba
Bewick's swan	Cygnus bewickii
Whooper swan	Cygnus cygnus
Geese
White-fronted goose	Anser albifrons
Snow goose	Chen caerulescens
Ross's goose	Chen rossii
Canada goose	Branta canadensis
Brant	Branta bernicla
Grey-lag goose	Anser anser
Ducks
Black-bellied whistling-duck	Dendrocygna autumnalis
Fulvous whistling-duck	Dendrocygna bicolor
Wood duck	Aix sponsa
Gadwall	Anas strepera
Eurasian wigeon	Anas penelope
American wigeon	Anas americana
American black duck	Anas rubripes
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Mottled duck	Anas fulvigula
Blue-winged teal	Anas discors
Cinnamon teal	Anas cyanoptera
Green-winged teal	Anas crecca
Northern shoveler	Anas clypeata
Northern pintail	Anas acuta
Canvasback	Aythya valisineria
Redhead	Aythya americana
Ring-necked duck	Aythya collaris
Greater scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser scaup	Aythya affinis
Steller's eider	Polysticta stelleri
Spectacled eider	Somateria fischeri
King eider	Somateria spectabilis
Common eider	Somateria mollissima
Harlequin duck	Histrionicus histrionicus
Surf scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
White-winged scoter	Melanitta fusca
Black scoter	Melanitta nigra
Long-tailed duck	Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
Common goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Barrow's goldeneye	Bucephala islandica
Hooded merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus
Common merganser	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted merganser	Mergus serrator
Ruddy duck	Oxyura jamaicensis
Masked duck	Nomonyx dominicus
Tufted duck	Aythya fuligula
Pekin duck	Anas domesticus
Domestic mallard (also known as call or Indian runner duck)	Anas platyrhynchos
Muscovy duck	Cairina moschata

 

(Res. No. 15-04-2005, 4-19-05)

(Res. No. 15-04-2005, 4-19-05)