Columbia Same—Director may delegate certain powers ordinance (§ 5-15)
Chapter 5: Animals and Fowl · Article I. In General
In short: The director may issue a permit letting a responsible neighborhood resident carry out a plan to disperse a nuisance flock of birds, but no permit can allow anyone to fire a gun or use any device that launches a projectile.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
(a) In order to remove or disperse congregations or flocks of birds constituting a nuisance as defined by ordinance, the director may delegate the implementation of a dispersal plan to any responsible citizen or citizens in the affected neighborhood by permit specifying the name of the permittee, date of issuance, date of expiration and details of the plan so delegated.
(b) This section shall not be construed to empower the director to authorize any private citizen to discharge any firearm or to use any device which launches a projectile of any type.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 5-15
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.