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SECTION l. Section 6-2 "Definitions" of Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
of Denton is hereby amended by adding a definition for "enclosure" ta read as fallaws:
Enclosure means a fenced area ar structure that physically blocks the escape af an animal
contained therein. Additionally, in nan-rural zaning districts, an enclosure must serve as a physical
barrier ta the entry af adults, children and dogs.
SECTION 2. Subsectian (a) af Section 6-34 66Filing the complaint79 af Chapter 6 af the
Code of Ordinances of the City af Denton is hereby amended to read as fallaws:
(a) To invoke the provisians of this article, a written camplaint shall be filed with the
animal cantral center within 30 calendar days of the date the person or animal was attacked or
bitten, an a farm pravided by the city which shall give natice of the penalty for the filing or signing
of a false camplaint as provided in this article.
�� (A N 1���'I"� :�. Subsection (d) of Section 6-34 "Filing the complaint" is hereby deleted.
SECTION 4. Chapter 6"Animals" af the Cade af Ordinances af the City of Denton is
hereby amended by adding Sectian 6-49 to read as fallows:
(a) Honeybees may be kept if the follawing conditions are met:
(1) All hives shall be located a minimum of 50 feet fram any inhabited dwelling
other than that af the person keeping such bees;
(2) There is an adequate saurce of water within 20 feet of all hives;
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(3) Any hive contaminated with or known to have Africanized honeybees
(killer bees) shall be destroyed by a qualified beekeeper at the owner's
expense;
(4) Adjacent neighbors must be notified that bees will be kept on your property;
and
(5) A Honeybee Registration Form must be completed and submitted to the
City af Denton. Any violation for failing to complete a Honeybee
Registratian Form shall be dismissed without any fine or costs assessed
upon the submission of a Honeybee Registration Form within thirty days of
the violation.
(b) It shall be unlawful for any owner of any hive to maintain more than the prescribed
number of hives on the chart below on any single parcel of property in a residential neighborhood.
,25 Acre .3 Acre .5 Acre 1 Acre
2 hives 3 hives 4 hives 5 hives
2 nucs 3 nucs 4 nucs 5 nucs
The total number of hives allawed are staggered according to the size of the parcel. An equal
number of hives and nucs (nucleus colonies, or small honeybee colonies created from larger
colonies) are allowed on the property with restriction. Nucs are allowed to be on the property for
90 days before they must be removed.
(c) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, or allow to be kept, bees in such a
manner as to deny the reasonable use and enjoyment of adjacent property or endanger the personal
health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of the city.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep any hive within the corporate limits of
the city unless the person has submitted a current and valid registration with the City of I7enton.
�l';�:` I"�( ���. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word in
this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of
this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas hereby declares it would have
enacted such remaining portions despite any invalidity.
SECTION 6. Save and except as amended hereby, all the provisions, sections, subsections
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of the Code of Ordinances shall remain in full force
and effect.
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SECTION 7. Any person found guilty of violating this ordinance by a court of competent
jurisdiction shall be iined a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) per day. Each day that
a provision of this ordinance is violated shall constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 8. This ordinance providing for a penalty shall become effective 14 days from
the date of its passage, and the City Secretary is hereby directed to cause the caption of this
ordinance to be published twice in the Denton Record- Chronicle, the official newspaper of the
City of Denton, Texas, within 10 days of the date of its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ����, da of � . m������
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ATTEST:
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
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