LAKEPORT, Calf. – Lakeport officials are asking the public to keep waterfowl healthy and wild by not feeding the ducks.

Wildlife in Lake County is part of what makes this such a special place.

Feeding ducks, or any waterfowl, is not permitted in the city’s parklands, according to the Municipal Code.

California state law also reflects this. Section 251.1 of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations prohibits the harassment of any game or non-game bird or mammal or fur-bearing mammal, expressly including intentional acts such as feeding that disrupts the animal’s natural foraging behavior.

Why not feed the ducks?

Feeding the ducks is a very old and popular family pastime. What many people don’t realize is that feeding wildlife can lead to severe health consequences for wildlife and people.

Learn more here: https://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/duck-feeding-prohibited#disease.