ORD 1985-28 - Regulate BeekeepingORDINANCE NO. 85 -28
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE,
TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ANIMALS AND FOWL, TO REGULATE THE
KEEPING OF BEES; TO PROHIBIT KEEPING OF CERTAIN WILD
ANIMALS, MAKING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATED THERETO.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
Section 1: Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended by the adoption of a new
section 4 -3 that shall read as follows:
Section 4 -3. Keeping of Bees.
(a) A person commits an offense if he establishes or maintains any
hive, stand, or box where bees are kept.
(b) It is a defense to prosecution if:
(1) the bees are kept over fifty feet from any exterior boundary
of the property on which the hive, stand or box is located;
or
(2) a solid fence or other barrier at least six feet high is
installed and maintained along the exterior boundary of the
property.
(c) Nothing in this section shall be deemed or construed to prohibit
the keeping of bees in a hive, stand or box located and kept
within a school or university building for the purpose of study
or observation.
Section 2: Chapter 4, Animals and Fowl, of the Code of Ordinances of the
City of Huntsville, Texas, is hereby amended by the repeal of
subsection 4 -1(g), as it presently exists, and by the adoption of a
new subsection 4 -1(g) that reads as follows:
(g)
Wild animals: An animal of a species not customarily used as a
domesticated pet, but one which would ordinarily be confined to a
zoo, a circus, or which would ordinarily be found in the
wilderness of this or any other county, or one which otherwise
causes a reasonable person to be fearful of bodily harm or
property damage.
Section 3: Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the
provisions of this Chapter, or who shall fail to comply with same
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be
punished by a fine of not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200.00).
Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the
terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed; provided, however, that
such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in
all other respects this ordinance shall be cumulative of other
ordinances regulating and governing the subject matter covered by this
ordinance.
Section 5: If any provision or part of this ordinance or the application
of same to any person or set of circumstances shall for any reason be
held unconstitutional, void or invalid, such invalidity shall not
affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this ordinance or
their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to the
end all provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 6: The City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of
this Ordinance to be published at least twice within ten days of final
passage. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days after the date
of final passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this /sr
day of
uth DeS aw, ity Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Scott Bbu d ,
ity Attorney
OC°�o8.ER , 1985.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
By
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