(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.)