Due to residents non-compliance with direction to avoid attracting nuisance bears and the amount of nuisance bear activity in the Town of Wilton, DEC is shifting from an educational mode to an enforcement mode.
Residences with bird feeders and other bear attractants will be given a written warning. If they fail to heed the warning they will be issued a ticket that could result in a maximum penalty of $250 fine and 15 days in jail.
DEC regulation prohibits the indirect or incidental feeding of black bears.
