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3 AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE KEEPING OF
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7 SECTION 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this ordinance
8 the following definitions shall apply.
9 (a) "Colony ", the bees in any hive including queens,
10 workers and drones;
11 (b) "Hive ", a frame hive, box hive, barrel, logs, gum skep
12 or any other receptacle or container, natural or artificial, or
13 any part thereof which may be used as a domicile for bees;
14 (c) "Super ", a removable upper story of a beehive.
15 SECTION 2. Regulation. It shall be unlawful for any person
16 to establish or maintain any hive where bee colonies are kept, or
17 keep any bees in or upon any premises within the corporate limits
18 of the City unless the bees are kept in accordance with the
19 following provisions:
20 (a) The keeping of bees for commercial purposes shall be
21 permitted only in areas zoned AF Agriculture and Forestry
22 District. There are no.limitations on the number of hives that may
23 be kept in an AF District.
24 (b) The keeping of bees for hobby purposes shall be
25 restricted to "R -1 ", "R -211, and 11R -3" Single Family District with
26 lots of at least fifty by one hundred (50 x 100) feet dimension.
27 The number of hives and supers shall be limited to two (2) hives
28 per residence and four (4) supers per hive, provided, however,
29 that those residences situated on lots larger than five thousand
30 (5,000) square feet may have one additional hive per additional
31 five thousand square feet of land.
32 (c) Fresh, clean watering facilities for the bees shall be
33 provided on the premises where the hives are located.
34 (d) All hives and supers in which bees are kept shall be
35 located at least twenty -five (25) feet from any dwelling,
36 business, sidewalk, alley or roadway.
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(e) If bees are kept within fifty (50 )feet of any exterior
boundary of the property, a barrier that will prevent bees from
flying through it, no less than six (6) feet high, shall be
installed and maintained along said exterior boundary. Said
barrier may be either plant or artificial.
(f) The bees and equipment shall be kept in accordance with
the provisions of the state statutes regulating beekeeping.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to
prohibit the keeping of bees within a school or university
building for the purpose of study or observation.
SECTION 3. Enforcement. Any person violating any section of
this ordinance shall be fined not more than $500, plus costs, for
each violation. Each hive in excess of the number permitted in
Section 2(b) shall constitute a separate violation. Any person
convicted of violating any section of this ordinance shall be also
subject to an additional penalty of one hundred dollars ($100) per
day for each day he remains out of compliance with the ordinance
after the date of conviction.
SECTION 4. Public Hazard. Nothing in this ordinance shall
be deemed or construed to permit the keeping of any bees which by
their actions constitute a public hazard by repeatedly attacking
and stinging animals or persons without provocation. In such
instances, notice shall be given to the owner of the property
where the bees are located of the nature of the attacks. The owner
shall abate the hazard within five (5) days or be subject to the
penalties set forth in Section 3 above.
PASSED: September 20, 1933
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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CI Y CLERK JA E CZEM
, CITY ATTORNEY
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