102-A. Draft Ordinance.pdf
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.Code Amendment.Section 13.040.130 P of the Cupertino Municipal
Code is hereby adopted to read as follows:
Section 13.04.130 O. Feeding Birds Prohibited.
No person shall feed or in any manner intentionally provide food to any bird in
any city park.
Section 2.Statement of Purpose. This Ordinance is intended to prohibit the
feeding of wild birds in city parks. In the absence of such a rule, many people, while
well-intentioned, create numerous adverse consequences, including the spread of disease,
sickness of the birds, and competition for habitat by non-native species.
Section 3.Severability. Should any provision of this Ordinance, or its
application to any person or circumstance, be determined by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be unlawful, unenforceable or otherwise void, that determination shall
have no effect on any other provision of this Ordinance or the application of this
Ordinance to any other person or circumstance and, to that end, the provisions hereof are
severable.
Section 4. Effective Date.This Ordinance shall take effect thirty days after
adoption as provided by Government Code Section 36937.
Section 5.Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Ordinance and shall give notice of its adoption as required by law.
Pursuant to Government Code Section 36933, a summary of this Ordinance may be
published and posted in lieu of publication and posting of the entire text.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the Cupertino City Council the _____ day
of __________ and ENACTED at a regular meeting of the Cupertino City Council the
_____day of __________ 2010 by the following vote:
VoteMembers of the City Council
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
______
City Clerk Mayor, City of Cupertino