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City of Lowell, MA
Middlesex County
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[Adopted 9-22-1992 (§ 10-70.1 of the 1988 Code)]
It shall be unlawful for any person to establish or maintain any hive, stand or box where bees are kept, or keep any bees in or upon any premises within the corporate limits of the City, unless the bees are kept in accordance with the following provisions:
A. 
If bee colonies are kept within 50 feet of any exterior boundary of the property on which the hive, stand, or box is located, a barrier that will prevent bees from flying through it, no less than five feet high, shall be installed and maintained along said exterior boundary. Said barrier may be either a plant or artificial.
B. 
Fresh, clean watering facilities for bees shall be provided on said premises.
C. 
The bees and equipment shall be kept in accordance with the provisions of the state statutes.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See MGL c. 128, § 32 et seq.
Nothing in this article shall be deemed or construed to prohibit the keeping of bees in a hive, stand or box located or kept within a school or university building for the purpose of study or observation.