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Borough of Wallington, NJ
Bergen County
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New Laws (23) Index Notes (2)
[Added 1-18-1993 by Ord. No. BH-93-1]
A. 
All bee yards in New Jersey where bees are overwintered must be registered annually with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.
B. 
The Division of Plant Industry shall supply forms for registration to the applicant.
C. 
The Department of Agriculture shall supply the registrant with any and all appropriate orders, laws and rules.
Apiaries not on commercial farms shall be permitted if they meet the following criteria:
A. 
All colonies shall be kept in movable frame hives in accordance with N.J.S.A. 4:6-10.
B. 
There is adequate fresh water available of at least one gallon per hive per day during brood rearing at apiary site.
C. 
No colony shall be placed closer than 10 feet from an adjoining property line, unless it is placed behind a six-foot-high solid fence or hedge parallel to the adjoining property line extending 10 feet beyond any colony.
D. 
No colony shall be located within 25 feet of a public sidewalk, alley, street or road.
Apiaries on commercial farms, such as defined in N.J.S.A. 4:1C-1 et seq., are not permitted.
Hobbyists may keep up to three apiaries as defined in § 396-3.
Any person who shall be found guilty of violating this article shall be subject to a penalty as set forth in Article XI, Violations and Penalties, of this chapter.
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Editor's Note: Added at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 370, General Provisions, Board of Health, Art. I).