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SECTION 17. PLACEMENT AND IMPOUNDMENT OF HONEYBEE HIVES. A. Placement of honeybee hives shall be in accordance with local zoning regulations. B. It shall be unlawful for any person to place or maintain honeybee hives within ten (10) feet of the boundary line of the lot on which said hives are located. C. It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper of honeybee hives to fail to provide, at all times, an adequate water supply within twenty (20) feet of any hive. D. Every honeybee owner or keeper shall cause to be placed at every hive, apiary or yard location, an identification sign specifying the bee owner's name, address and telephone number. E. It shall be unlawful for a beekeeper or owner to place his/her honeybee hives on the property of another without the property owner's consent. F. The Division may impound any beehives if either of the following exists: 1. When a beekeeper has placed his/her hives on the property of another without the property owner's consent; or 2. When the beehive's location or condition poses an imminent danger to the public's health, safety and general welfare. Any hives impounded pursuant to this section shall be held by the Division for thirty (30) calendar days. The Division shall send written notification to the owner=s address as posted on the hive or colony. If no such address is posted, the Division shall post a placard at the hive site stating that the hives have been impounded. The notice shall state that the hives will be sold at public auction if the hives are not claimed within thirty (30) calendar days. The owner may redeem the hives within thirty (30) calendar days by payment of the impoundment and redemption fees. These fees shall be established by the Board by resolution. All hives impounded, if not claimed within thirty (30) calendar days, will be sold at public auction after notice of the auction is published in a newspaper of local circulation. |
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