Update: Great news! The Governor signed this bill into law.
Bill Description: If passed into law, this bill would prohibit intentionally feeding wildlife, with the exception of birds and tree squirrels. These provisions were incorporated into lengthy legislation that otherwise affects wildlife.
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Action: Please write to the Governor and urge her to sign H 2129 into law. Tell the Governor that wild animals can be perceived as “nuisances” when they are deliberately attracted by and then become habituated to humans and begin to associate food with proximity to urban and suburban areas. Intentionally feeding wildlife is often the source of human-wildlife problems, such as wild animals that raid garbage cans, wreak havoc in compost piles, and kill neighborhood cats. These human-wildlife conflicts pose hazards to the animals as they can become the subject of massive eradication efforts. Prevention is the key.