Anyone desiring to keep bees on their property in the City of Grand Island must first apply for and be granted a permit. The permit will be issued by the Central District Health Department or their designee upon payment of a permit fee as established and adopted by the Board of Health renewable annually, without inspection, upon showing of no complaints received about the bee keeping operation and payment of renewal feel as established and adopted by the Board of Health. If complaints have been received within the prior year, a new application and application fee shall be submitted. All permit fees paid pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be paid to the Central District Health Department. Permits shall include, but not be limited to, the following information:
A. Applicant must be a resident of the City of Grand Island;
B. Proof of the specific lot or parcel inclusive of the lot size (available for free on the City of Grand Island’s website) where the bees are to be kept;
C. Whether or not the lot is the primary residence of the applicant;
D. Location of the proposed hives or boxes on the lot or parcel;
E. Two (2) forms of contact for the applicant;
F. Proof of education on bee keeping which may be proven by;
1. Certificate of completion of an educational course including a minimum of three (3) hours of practical application;
2. Certificate of completion of an educational course with a minimum of three (3) hours of practical application under an established beekeeper in the State of Nebraska signed by the cooperating beekeeper;
3. Affidavit of applicant that the applicant has spent a minimum of twelve (12) hours of internship under an established beekeeper in the State of Nebraska signed by the cooperating beekeeper; or
4. Affidavit of applicant stating that the applicant has been active in beekeeping in Nebraska for a period of not less than two (2) consecutive years and has established hives.
G. Enclosure of the hives or boxes by a six (6) foot privacy structure with a sign posted on the enclosure stating that bee hive(s) are present;
H. Year round water source for the bees; and
I. Other such information as may be deemed necessary by the issuing agency.