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Edina Beekeeping Ordinance ARTICLE VII. - HONEY BEEKEEPING Sec. 8-311. - Registration. (a) No beekeeper shall keep honeybees in the city without a current registration from the City of Edina Police Department. (b) Each beekeeper shall register with the police department prior to bringing any honeybees into the city. (c) Beekeepers operating within the city prior to the effective date of this section shall have four weeks from the date this section goes into effect to register with the police department as a beekeeper. (d) The registration shall be upon the form provided by the city and shall include the applicable fee as set forth in section 2-724, Schedule A. If a beekeeper adds or relocates a hive or colony, the beekeeper shall update the registration prior to the addition or relocation on the form provided by the city. All questions asked or information required by the forms shall be answered fully and completely by the beekeeper. (e) The city beekeeping registration shall be valid until December 31 of each calendar year and shall be renewed prior to expiration each year by submitting a renewal form to the police department on the form provided by the city. A person no longer keeping honeybees in the city shall notify the police department within 30 days. (f) Upon the initial registration, annual renewal, or change of address within city, each beekeeper shall allow the chief of police or his/her designee the right to inspect any apiary for the purpose of ensuring compliance with this section. (g) Upon initial registration or change of address within the city, the city shall notify in writing all owners of lots within 200 feet of any lot line of the apiary site, of the presence of said apiary. (h) Any resident within 200 feet of any lot line of an apiary site may file a written appeal of the approval of the initial registration to the city manager, or their designee. If an appeal is filed, the beekeeper will be notified in writing by the city manager or their designee. (Ord. No. 2015-02, § 1, 3-17-2015) Sec. 8-312. - Required conditions. (a) Honeybee colonies shall be kept in hives with removable frames, which frames shall be kept in sound and usable condition. (b) Each colony on the apiary site shall be provided with a convenient source of water located on the apiary site so long as colonies remain active outside the hive. (c) Materials from a hive or colony which might encourage the presence of honeybees, such as wax comb, shall be promptly disposed of in a sealed container or placed within a building or other bee-proof enclosure.