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| Thread ID: 83536 | 2007-10-05 06:56:00 | Is there a law in a complex that says you can't feed wild duck? | lightfoot (39) | PC World Chat |
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| 598159 | 2007-10-05 06:56:00 | The question is can there be such an enforceable law not allowing the feeding of wild ducks and birds in a open grass area of a complex. | lightfoot (39) | ||
| 598160 | 2007-10-05 07:01:00 | Probably right up their with "keep off the grass" Feeding them just makes them hang around, Mrs Metla fed some on our backyard, a week later they invaded the house and stole the cat food. Then I ran them over in the Metla wagon so it was a happy ending after all. Well, for everyone apart from the duck which spent 3 shattered hours looking at his squashed partner. Weird, I never knew ducks pretty much get married for life. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 598161 | 2007-10-05 07:02:00 | Strange question. I'd be very surprised if there was such a law. | Greg (193) | ||
| 598162 | 2007-10-05 07:11:00 | What sort of complex? If it's private property, I expect the owners can enforce such a rule. As Metla found, they can become a nuisance if people feed them. They get too tame. (And their toilet habits aren't funny if you have to do the cleaning) |
Laura (43) | ||
| 598163 | 2007-10-05 07:15:00 | We got laws here that don't allow interfering with the natural habitat and social customs of wild birds . As I see it, you cannot feed them dog food, cat food, human food or small children, but they can eat all the grubs, worms, snails and small critters that you can toss to them . . . if no-one's looking . Just be sure that you really want them around . I have a few pens full of them and geese and Guineas and they are slightly messy and cannot be potty trained . Suggestion: DO NOT FEED PEACOCKS! Peacock poop is like epoxy cement . |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 598164 | 2007-10-05 07:26:00 | Your heart's in the right place, but it's not really kindness - they breed according to the food available, then you move on and the little ones starve to death. As well, most duck ponds (e.g. Domain) have signs prohibiting throwing bread in the water as it encourages growth of micro-organisms harmful to the ducks. |
MeOldMate (12871) | ||
| 598165 | 2007-10-05 07:43:00 | From the "Goon Show"; 1950's (sometime) Major Dennis Bloodnok "Duck, we're being shelled" Neddy Seagoon "Stop cracking those fowl yokes" Eccles (or Bluebottle) "eggzactly" |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 598166 | 2007-10-05 08:16:00 | (And their toilet habits aren't funny if you have to do the cleaning) Much rather have duck poo in my back yard than a neighbour's cat's poo. If Metla had run over a neighbour's cat with his wagon, he'd be going to prison. As it's a tame, harmless duck, no-one cares. |
legod (4626) | ||
| 598167 | 2007-10-05 08:21:00 | Like hell, I have hit more then a few dogs and a number of cats in my time. No drama. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 598168 | 2007-10-05 09:21:00 | Assuming you are in a complex where a Body Corp applies then the rules of the Unit Titles Act 1972 apply. The following seems to be used a lot in disputes (or it did when we were part of a disfunctional body corp!!) Schedule 3 Rules that may be amended by resolution of body corporate Section 37 A proprietor or occupier of any unit shall not— (a)Use or permit his unit to be used for any purpose which is illegal or may be injurious to the reputation of the building: (b)Make undue noise in or about any unit or common property: (c)Keep any animal on his unit or the common property without the prior consent of the committee of the body corporate, or, if there is no committee, of the body corporate: (d)Use the common property in such a manner as unreasonably to interfere with the use and enjoyment thereof by other proprietors and their families and visitors: (e)Use his unit or permit it to be used in such manner or for such purpose as to cause a nuisance or disturbance to any occupier of any unit (whether a proprietor or not) or the family of any such proprietor. *** As you can see it doesn't specifically include wild ducks, but if there is a dispute going then this would probably cover it. For the full Act go to: Legislation (www.legislation.govt.nz) |
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