(A) The City Council of Bethany, Oklahoma finds that the keeping of bees within the urban environment of the City of Bethany creates an unreasonably high risk of harm to its citizens due to the proximity of dwellings located on smaller lots and the high density of Bethany’s residential environs. The risk of bee stings and associated injury to the citizens of Bethany constitute a public nuisance.
(B) The keeping, harboring, and maintaining of bees in hives within the City of Bethany is hereby prohibited.
(Ord. 1788, passed 7-17-07)