Colorado Parks and Wildlife is encouraging residents to put their old Halloween pumpkins to good use at local farms or composting facilities. They're also warning residents that feeding them to wildlife can not only risk their health and safety, but it can also come with a $100 fine .

Deer eating a leftover Halloween pumpkin in front of a Colorado home Colorado Parks and Wildlife

"Violating this law not only carries legal consequences but also has a significant impact on the well-being of our wildlife. Colorado Parks and Wildlife asks the public to properly trash or compost pumpkins following Halloween and not feed them to wildlife," said CPW.

Feeding wildlife also poses risks to Colorado residents, as it increases the number of animal-human conflicts. CPW said that pumpkins can be

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