GEORGE TOWN: The Penang Island City Council (MBPP) fined five people RM250 each last month for feeding pigeons in public areas.
The five face legal action if they continue to feed pigeons or fail to pay the fine for placing waste in a public area, an offence under Section 47(1) of the Street, Drainage and Building Act.
"They were found to have deliberately thrown food waste to feed the pigeons," the council said in a Facebook post.
The council said that despite repeated reminders, some members of the public continued to feed pigeons, complicating efforts to control the bird population.
It said council workers recently captured 818 pigeons from various hotspots during a recent operation. It also destroyed 36 crow nests last month.
Several locations around the city have been identified as popular pigeon-feeding spots, including Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling, Lorong Stewart, Jalan Penang, Jalan Tun Syed Sheh Barakbah near Padang Kota Lama, Lebuh King and Lebuh Pantai.
Warning signs have been put up in these areas to curb bird feeding, but some people continue to do so. - NST
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