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2. Beekeeper Name*
4. Site Address*
6. Phone #*
8. Email Address*
10. Number of hives at the location*

12. If the Beekeeper does not reside on the property where an apiary is kept please provide emergency contact information for an on-site resident:

14. Resident Name
16. Resident Phone #
18. Resident Email Address

20. Registration is required to maintain bee hives within the City of Ashland.  The standards relating to the keeping of Bees as outlined in the Ashland Municipal Code 9.08.040(D) shall be continuously met:

    • No more than three (3) bee colonies shall be kept or maintained on properties less than one acre in size.
    • No more than five (5) bee colonies shall be kept or maintained on properties greater than one acre in size.
    • Bee colonies shall be kept in hives with removable frames, which shall be kept in sound and usable condition.
    • For each colony permitted to be maintained under this ordinance, there may also be maintained upon the same property, one nucleus colony in a hive structure not to exceed one standard 9-5/8 inch depth 10-frame hive body.
    • In each instance where a colony is kept less than twenty five (25) feet from a property line, a flyway barrier at least six (6 )feet in height shall be maintained  parallel to the property line for a minimum of ten (10) feet in either direction from the hive  The flyway barrier may consist of a wall, fence, dense vegetation or a combination there of, such that bees will fly over rather than through the material to reach the colony.
    • A constant supply of fresh water shall be provided for the colonies on site within fifteen (15) feet of each hive.
    • Each beekeeper shall ensure that no wax comb or other material that might encourage robbing by other bees are left upon the grounds of the property. Such materials once removed from the site shall be handled and stored in sealed containers, or placed within a building or other insect proof container.
    • If the beekeeper serves the community by removing a swarm or swarms of honey bees from locations where they are not desired, the beekeeper shall be permitted to temporarily house the swarm on the property for no more than 30 days from the date acquired.
    • The sale of surplus honey or bee’s wax  produced on site shall be permitted on the property where the keeping of bees is permitted.
    • Africanized bees are prohibited.

22. I hereby certify that my maintaining bees and beehives will continually conform to the standards of the City of Ashland Municipal Code Chapter 9.08.040(D). I understand that the ability to keep bees is subject to revocation if violations of the Municipal Code exist on my property. 

24. Electronic Signature Agreement

    By checking the "I agree" box below, you agree and acknowledge that 1) your application will not be signed in the sense of a traditional paper document, 2) by signing in this alternate manner, you authorize your electronic signature to be valid and binding upon you to the same force and effect as a handwritten signature, and 3) you may still be required to provide a traditional signature at a later date.

    1. I agree.
26. Electronic Signature*
28. Date*
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