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Operating & Renewing

Operating Requirements

1.
Beekeepers are required to adhere to appropriate beekeeping practices including:
maintaining bee colonies in moveable frame hives that are kept in sound and usable condition

providing a constant and adequate water source

locating hives on a site so that the movement of bees does not become an animal nuisance
2.
Beekeepers should be able to respond immediately to control bee swarms and to remediate nuisance conditions. A beekeeping nuisance means conditions including, but not limited to:
aggressive or objectionable bee behavior

hive placement or bee movement that interferes with pedestrian traffic or persons residing on or adjacent to the hive premises

overcrowded, deceased or abandoned hives

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Renew by Mail

Steps to renew by mail:

1.

Beekeepers are required to renew their registration by May 31st of each year. When renewing your registration please indicate “Yearly” on the top of the registration form.
Beekeeping Requirements and Registration Form (PDF)

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