(A) The application for registration must be upon a form provided by the city. All required information must be complete.
(B) Each apiary site must apply for registration and receive approval prior to bringing any honey bees into the city. Registration is not required for sites over five acres in size.
(C) If the beekeeper relocates a hive or colony to a new apiary site, the beekeeper shall apply for an updated registration, prior to the relocation, on the form provided by the city.
(D) The beekeeping registration shall be valid until March 31 of each calendar year following initial issuance and must be renewed by the registrant prior to expiration each year by submitting a renewal form to the Community Development Department on the form provided by the city.
(E) Upon receipt of an application for initial registration, the city will send written notice to all owners of properties located within 200 feet of the property line of the apiary site(s) identified on the application. Any objections to the registration must be made in writing and received within 14 days of mailing the notice. If any written objection is received, the registration application must be referred to the City Manager.
(1) The registration application must be denied if the city receives a written objection from a resident living within the designated notification area that includes medical documentation by a licensed physician of an allergy to honey bee venom.
(F) Beekeeping training and education is required for the beekeeper prior to the issuance of the initial beekeeping permit by the city. At the time of application for registration, the beekeeper must submit a certificate of completion of a honey beekeeping course from an accredited Minnesota institution.
(G) The fees for the registration will be determined by the City Council in the city's fee schedule.
(H) The property must be in compliance with all other applicable city regulations in order to receive approval and renewal.
(I) If the standards of practice are not maintained subsequent to issuance of a beekeeping permit, the permit may be revoked by the City Manager.
(J) Beekeepers operating in the city prior to the effective date of the section will have until July 1, 2015 to apply for registration.
(Ord. 2015-1191, passed 5-18-15)