19-11006 Amending Section 7-34 pertaining to Keeping of Bees (Summary published in The Salina Journal on June 28, 2019.)
(Published on the City of Salina's website for a minimum of one week from June 25 to July 9, 2019.)
ORDINANCE NUMBER 19-11006
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SALINA CODE SECTION 7-34 PERTAINING TO KEEPING
BEES AND REPEALING THE EXISTING SECTION.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Body of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. Amendment. Section 7-34 of the Salina Code is amended to read as follows:
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Sec. 7-34. Keeping bees.
It shall be unlawful for any person, whether as owner of bees or as agent, representative, employee or
bailee of an owner of bees, to keep or harbor any bees within the limits of the city either in violation of
the requirements of this section or without having first obtained a permit for keeping bees. Any person
desiring to obtain a permit to keep bees on any premises within the city limits shall file an application
with the city clerk. The city manager may grant the applicant a permit to keep bees upon the premises
within the city limits specified in the application upon such terms and conditions as will assure
compliance with the requirements of this section. Any permit granted shall be subject to revocation by
the city manager if the permit holder fails to comply with the terms and conditions of the permit or the
following requirements:
(a) Registration. Beekeepers shall register the number of hives and the location of each hive on
the application.
(b) Distance requirements. Hives must be located at or greater than the following distances:
1) Fifty (50)feet from neighboring dwellings; and
2) Forty (40) feet from any public road or sidewalk, public park, or property upon which a
medical facility or school is located, with the exception of school observation hives
owned and maintained in accordance with subsection(e).
(c) Number of hives. Beekeepers are allowed a maximum of four(4) hives.
(d) Signage. Beekeepers must install and maintain a sign, no less than five (5) inches by three
(3) inches, on the premises, indicating the keeping of bees on the property. The sign must
be brightly colored and include the beekeeper's name and telephone number.
(e) School observation hives. A school may own and maintain observation hives on the
school's property, subject to the requirements of this section other than the distance
requirement relating to property upon which a school is located.
Section 2. Repealer. Existing Salina Code Section 7-34 is repealed.
Section 3. Effective. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption and
publication once in the official city newspaper by the following summary:
Ordinance No. 19-11006 Summary
On June 24, 2019, the City Commission passed Ordinance No. 19-11006. The Ordinance
amends Salina Code Sec. 7-34 pertaining to the permit and the standards and requirements
required for keeping bees and repeals the existing section. A complete copy of the Ordinance
can be found at www.salina-ks.gov or in the office of the City Clerk, 300 W. Ash, free of
charge. This summary is certified by the City's legal counsel.
Introduced: June 17, 2019
Passed: June 24, 2019
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The p ica 'on sub an' set forth above is certified this-(97)ay of June, 2019.
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