[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.