Molesting birds, bird's nest prohibited.
Meridian Code of Ordinances § 6-10
in effectSec. 6-10. - Molesting birds, bird's nest prohibited.
It shall be unlawful for any person to kill, wound or injure in any manner whatever or to fire or shoot with a gun, pistol, arrow or any other deadly weapon or to throw any stone or other missile at, or to catch or capture, or to set traps, or spread nets or snare, with intent to catch or capture any birds of any kind whatever; for any person to break, tear down, or destroy any bird's nest or the eggs or other contents of the nest of any bird when found in or upon any natural object or vegetation except, when the population of the feral pigeon is deemed by the supervisor of animal control to be a clear and present menace to the public health and private or public property, such official is empowered to and shall promptly review and may approve reasonable plans presented by property owners by which the owners will attempt to reduce such population.
(Ord. No. 3878, § 10, 8-7-90)
Source: City of Meridian, Mississippi, Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ms/meridian/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH6ANFO_S6-10MOBIBINEPRFetched: 11/1/2026