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A designated City official shall have the right to inspect any apiary or hive for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this article between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. once annually upon prior notice to the owner of the apiary property, and more often upon complaint without prior notice.
(a) Compliance with this article shall not be a defense to a proceeding alleging that a given colony constitutes a nuisance, but such compliance may be offered as evidence of the beekeeper's efforts to abate any proven nuisance.
(Ord. 532)
For the purpose of annual inspection by a designated city official, beekeepers shall register their hives, apiaries and beekeeping operations with the Alma City Clerk and provide the following information:
(a) Beekeeper name;
(b) Address where bee operation will be located; and
(c) Brief description of bee operation and property area.
(Ord. 532)
Any person convicted of a violation of Sections 2-603, 2-604 or 2-605 of this Code shall be punished by a fine of $50 upon a first offense for violation of said section, a fine of $100 upon a second offense for violation of the same section, and increasing fines in $100 increments for subsequent offenses of the same section up to a maximum fine of $500.
(Ord. 532)
Any person wishing to keep beehives within the city limits shall file an application to do so with the Public Officer. Such application will then be reviewed by the Public Officer who will either grant or deny the permit. The cost of such permit shall be $15. A permit shall allow the owner thereof to own no more than two beehives. Permits are non-transferable and shall not run with the land. Permits will be granted only for property whose primary use is for a single-family dwelling or a two-family dwelling. (Amended 5/2/2023)
(Ord. 532)