§ 5.04.050. Administration.

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Complaints to the Commissioner. Complaints against bees searching for water or causing a public health hazard or a public nuisance may, after review and at the commissioner's discretion, be investigated. The commissioner may, after investigation, determine whether an apiary constitutes a public health hazard or a public nuisance and may cause removal of any apiary where the bees are not in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(1)

Inspection Authorized. The commissioner is authorized, and may upon request of an agricultural producer or the owner or shipper of an apiary who requires a certificate of apiary inspection, to inspect and certify as to colonies being apparently free from Africanized honey bees, or any regulated honey bee disease or parasite.

(2)

Inspection Fee. A certificate of inspection fee is established by the board of supervisors.

(Ord. 2791 § 2, 1997)

                    
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