An ordinance adopted by the Barnegat Township Committee recently tightens a previous law restricting the feeding of wild animals.

The ordinance says no residents can feed, bait or in any manner provide access to food to any wild animal, birds or waterfowl on lands either publicly or private owned. The section does not apply to the feeding of farm animals, nor to confined wildlife such as wildlife confined in stables, parks or rehabilitation centers, nor unconfined wildlife at environmental…