On December 19, 2022 City Council approved the 2nd reading of Ordinance 573 which makes the intentional feeding of wildlife illegal within City limits. Wildlife is defined in section 6-2 of the ordinance. This ordinance was adopted based on prior recommendations of SCDNR stating that prohibiting the intentional feeding of deer will assist us with our deer population issue. If caught, fines can be levied against those violating this ordinance.
There have been no decisions made regarding culling or sterilizing the herd by City Council at this time.