A. No persons shall deposit, place, distribute, or leave any foodstuffs of any kind or nature on public property, or property subject to city right-of-way, or property subject to easement or other agreement giving the city control or use of the property, save and except in a receptacle provided by the city for that purpose.

B. No persons shall feed any animal, including but not limited to, birds or waterfowl, on public property, or property subject to city right-of-way, or property subject to easement or other agreement giving the city control or use of the property.

C. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any public officer or public employee in the performance of his or her duties.

D. Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with any provision of this section shall, upon the first conviction therefore, be punished by a fine only of not more that $50.00. Upon the second such conviction within one year of a previous violation, a person shall be punished by a fine only of not more than $100.00. Upon the third or subsequent such conviction where three violations occur within a one-year period, a person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by a fine of not more than $300.00. A conviction includes any finding of guilt, stipulation to guilt or facts sufficient to establish guilt, forfeiture, or a deferred or suspended sentence. (Ord. 2029 § 1, 1995)