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Woman agrees to limit squirrel feeding

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EASTPOINTE, Mich., Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A Michigan woman has agreed to limit her food donations to the local squirrel population.

Luminita Marinas of Eastpointe pleaded no contest Monday to charges of littering and failing to use a proper feeder, the Detroit News reported. Her plea agreement includes the provision that she can put out no more than eight ounces of feed per day at each of four locations.

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Marinas wound up in court after a woman whose mother lives near her said that her habit of putting out large quantities of peanuts led to hundreds of shells scattered on the street and sidewalk. She faced a similar complaint four years ago.

Judge Norene Redmond suggested that Marinas pick four trees as her feeding sites and let local police and animal control officers know which ones they are.

"That way animal control knows it's you, and you don't get blamed for anyone else's mess," she told Marinas.

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