Kingston By-law 2023-214, s. 7.2 — Subsection 7.1 does not apply to the following

Subsection 7.1 does not apply to the following:

• agricultural property;

a person leaving food for a feral cat colony for the purposes of a trap, neuter or spay and release program;

a person leaving food as bait to trap vermin or rodents; an officer, licensed trapper, authorized wildlife rehabilitator or employee of a licensed pest management operator or exterminator leaving food as bait to catch wildlife as part of their professional duties;

a person feeding wildlife as part of a research program undertaken by a university, college, government research body or wildlife research institution;

a person fishing or hunting in accordance with a valid provincial licence and in compliance with any prescribed regulations;

a person participating in a cultural or spiritual practice outdoors, provided the person cleans all food from the outdoor location at the conclusion of the practice;

a person feeding birds by hand at a designated feeding area provided by the City, the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, or any conservation authority; or

a person feeding birds from a bird feeding device as follows:

• the bird feeding device is located on private property, and the owner has given permission for the installation and use of the bird feeding device;
• and the bird feeding device is kept in sanitary condition and in good working order to prevent spillage of the food. For purposes of subsection
• (h) and (i), a bird does not include waterfowl that are wildlife.