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Subd. 3. Standards of Practice. 1) Honey bee colonies shall be kept in hives with removable frames, which must be kept in sound and usable conditions. 2) Each beekeeper must ensure that a convenient source of water is available within 10 feet of each colony at all times that the colonies remain active outside the hive. 3) Each beekeeper must ensure that no wax comb or other material that might encourage robbing by other bees are left upon the grounds of the apiary lot. Such materials once removed from the site shall be handled and stored in sealed containers, or placed within a building or other vermin -proof container. 4) Each beekeeper shall maintain his beekeeping equipment in good condition, including keeping the hives painted if they have been painted but are peeling or flaking, and securing unused equipment from weather, potential theft or vandalism and occupancy by swarms. Honey bee colonies may only be kept on single - family residential property zoned A -P (Agriculture Preserve), RA (Single Family Residential), RB (Two - Family Residential), TR (Traditional Residential), LR (Lakeshore Residential), CR (Cottage Residential), or CCR (Cove Cottage Residential). One exception to the single - family residential standard is that honeybee colonies may be kept on a two - family property if it is zoned RB and a resident owner of the property is the beekeeper. 6) Each beekeeper is allowed to make in person sales of honey from the beekeeper's residence as long as the following standards are met: i. The beekeeper must live on the apiary lot; and ii. All honey sold in person on the residential premise must be produced by the beekeeper's hives that are located on the subject residential premise; and iii. No products may be sold in person at the residence except honey produced from hives on the premise; and iv. No outside storage or display of products or merchandise; and v. No traffic that is greater than the residential level of the neighborhood; and vi. No separate business entrance; and vii. Only one sign, located on the apiary lot, with a dimension not exceeding two square feet; and viii. Not more than 15 percent of the total gross floor area of the residence or 300 square feet, whichever is less is devoted to making, storing and selling honey; and ix. No activity or equipment may be used that creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odor, or electric or television interference is permitted if it is detectable by adjacent neighbors; and 5)