618.21 BEEKEEPING.
   (a)   For the purposes of this section, definitions as defined in R.C. § 909.01, Apiary Definitions, shall apply.
   (b)   No person, being the owner of or leasing of property, shall have apiaries and/or raise bees in the City, unless:
      (1)   The beekeepers and/or apiaries are managed in accordance with R.C. Chapter 909;
      (2)   The beekeeper shall not opt out of the annual inspection by the county or state bee inspector as part of the Ohio Department of Agriculture; and
      (3)   The beekeeper shall be able to produce an inspection certificate annually to the City upon request.
(Ord. 2020-34. Passed 12-3-20.)