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ORDINANCE NO. 804-B
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING CHAPTER 7; ADDING ARTICLE VII: DEER MANAGEMENT
The Maplewood City Council approves the following additions to the Maplewood Code of
Ordinances:
Chapter 7
Sections 7-215--7-220 Reserved
Article VII. DEER MANAGEMENT
Sec. 7-221.Prohibiting feeding of deer
It shall be unlawful for any person or group to place, or permit to be placed on the
ground or within four (4) feet of the ground surface, either on property owned or
controlled by such person or on property owned by others, unless it is screened in a
manner which prevents deer from feeding thereon, any grain, fodder, salt licks or any
other food including feed for birds, which may reasonably be expected to result in, deer
feeding thereon.
(a)Exceptions
1.Feeding programs or efforts undertaken by to City of Maplewood in accordance
with the deer management plan or by the Department of Natural Resources for
same;
2.Veterinarians, City animal control officers or county, state or federal game
officials who, in the course of their duties, have deer in their custody; and
3.Any food places upon the property for the purpose of entrapping or otherwise
taking deer where such trapping or taking is pursuant to a permit issued by the
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Sec. 7-222Regulations
No person shall, within the limits of the City, hunt or engage in the business of deer
removal, unless such person shall be acting on the City’s behalf and obtained a special
permit in conjunction with the Cityof Maplewood’s Deer Management Program.
Sec. 7-223Application of the deer management program.
(a)Every person desiring to be part of our deer management program (archery
hunt or sharpshooting) must become a member of Metro Bow Hunters
Resource Base (MBRB).
(b)Sharpshooting (rifles), may be utilized, and organizations desiring to provide
these services will be required to submit bids annually.
Sec. 7-224Violations of Article or rules, obstruction of deer management program or
order of City council; etc.
(a)No person shall obstruct or interfere with the City’s authorized deer
management program or threaten, intimidate, obstruct or interfere with any
authorized deer management program or agent providing such services to the
City of Maplewood.
(b)No person shall touch, damage, manipulate, disengage, make inoperative, or
otherwise tamper with a deer trap or other deer removal equipment or material
which is being used as part of the City’s authorized deer management program.
(c)No person shall be within 100 feet of a deer trap or other deer removal
equipment or material being used as part of the City’s authorized deer
management program unless the person is on land which he/she owns or has
the express permission of the City, the City’s authorized agent, or the owner of
the property where the trap or removal equipment or material is located.
(d)No person shall enter any area which the City or County has closed to the
public as part of the City’s authorized deer management program if the City has
provided notice of such closure by conspicuously posted signs or other
reasonable means.
Sec. 7-225Violations and Penalties.
(a)Any person violating, or otherwise refusing to comply with any provisions of this
Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and subsequent penalties shall
apply.
Sec. 7-226This ordinance shall take effect after the City publishes it in the official paper.
Passed by the City Council of the
City of Maplewood, Minnesota,
on the 28th day of December,2000