(a)
Permit required.
It shall be unlawful for any person
to keep or maintain any bees or engage in the practice of beekeeping
within the city for longer than 48 hours, unless he or she has an
unrevoked permit from the city council to do so.
(b)
Application for permit; fee.
Any person desiring a permit
to keep or maintain bees or bee hives or engage in the practice of
beekeeping within the city shall file with the city secretary a sworn
application furnished by the city. The permit fee shall be as provided
for in the fee schedule.
(c)
Issuance of permit.
The city council may issue a special
permit for the keeping of bees or the practice of beekeeping. Said
permit shall be valid for a term of one year from the date of issuance.
(d)
Maximum number of hives.
No permit holder shall own
or possess more than three standard size bee hives at any one location
within the city limits. No more than one permit shall be issued per
person or location within the city limits.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.090)
(a)
No
person shall keep livestock or poultry within the city limits without
first obtaining and thereafter keeping in force a permit allowing
him to do so.
(b)
The
procedure and requirements for granting and keeping in force approved
permits shall be as follows, to wit:
(1)
Any person desiring a permit to keep livestock or poultry within
the city limits shall file an application with the city secretary
on a form provided by the secretary for that purpose. Said application
shall, among other things, call for the name and address of the applicant,
estimated average number and types of livestock or poultry to be kept,
description of the structures and facilities to be used for the enclosure
of the livestock or poultry and for the disposal of manure and debris
incident to their maintenance and care, and the distance to the adjacent
residence from the outside boundaries of the structure or fence in
which the livestock or poultry are to be enclosed.
(2)
The application shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee in the
amount as set forth in the fee schedule.
(c)
The
application, with the opinion of the city health officer and/or animal
control officer attached, shall then be submitted to the city council,
which shall then pass on the application.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.085)
When an application has been filed in due form, the city secretary
shall turn the same over to the city health officer and/or animal
control officer, who shall inspect the facilities wherein the livestock
or poultry is to be kept, and prepare an opinion as to whether the
same are in compliance with the regulations hereinabove provided.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.086)
The city health officer and/or animal control officer may periodically,
on his own initiative, and shall upon written complaint of the county
sheriff’s office or any other resident of the city, make an
inspection as to whether the regulations as hereinbefore provided
are being observed. If he finds that the aforesaid regulations are
violated, he shall prepare and file a statement to that effect with
the city clerk. The city council shall then give ten days’ notice,
by publication, of a hearing. If, after a hearing, the city council
finds the aforesaid regulations have been violated, it shall then
order the permit to be cancelled. In addition to the cancellation
of the permit, charges may be filed in municipal court as provided
in this chapter against any person violating the terms of this division.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.087)
Permits may be granted and allowed to remain in force only when
the regulations as follows are observed:
(1)
Livestock
or poultry shall be kept within structures or enclosures and not permitted
to run at large.
(2)
To
prevent the same from serving as breeding places for insects and from
emitting noxious odors, manure or dung incident to the maintenance
and care of the livestock or poultry shall be scraped from roosts
and floors and raked from the structures or enclosures within 24 hours
after being dropped or deposited by the livestock or poultry. The
manure or dung so collected shall either be placed and kept in containers
that are watertight and insect-proof until removed, or treated and
kept treated with chemicals that will effectively repel flies and
other insects.
(3)
The
structure or enclosure within which any livestock or poultry are confined
shall not be less than 150 feet from any residence and 300 feet from
any hotel, restaurant, or other food establishment, hospital, or business
establishment.
(4)
The city council may make exceptions and waive the distance requirements in subsection (3) above when:
(A)
The application for permit includes:
(i)
Signed, notarized affidavits from each resident and the owner of
each residence within 150 feet of the enclosure of said livestock
stating that they do not object to said livestock being within those
boundaries of their residence; and
(ii)
Signed, notarized affidavits from the authorized agent of each
hotel, restaurant, or other food establishment, hospital, or business
establishment within 300 feet of the enclosure of said livestock stating
that they do not object to said livestock being within those boundaries
of their hotel, restaurant, or other food establishment, hospital,
or business establishment; and
(B)
Said livestock is not in violation of any deed restriction, subdivision
restriction, or zoning ordinance.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.088)
(a)
Prohibition.
Hogs and pigs are specifically excluded
from the permitting procedure of the city, and may not be kept within
the city limits.
(1997 Code, sec. 90.089)
