The Placentia City Council voted 5–0 last month to ban the feeding of wild animals in public areas—and some private properties—to stop what they said was an overwhelming population of squirrels in the city.
It is unclear when the problem began or how many squirrels are plaguing city resources.
A request for additional information from the city was not returned.
The ordinance also bans the feeding of wild animals—such as bird feeders which can attract squirrels—on private property if doing so creates a nuisance.
“If someone wants to put a bird feeder on the ground and it’s impacting and causing rodents to come, especially if we have condominiums in close proximity to neighbors, the city can act on it,” said one city official during a meeting in March….