City of Madison - File #: 24275

• File #: 24275
• Version: 3
• Name: Honeybees
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 10/17/2011
• In control: PLAN COMMISSION
• On agenda: 2/28/2012
• Final action: 2/28/2012
• Enactment date: 3/6/2012
• Enactment #: ORD-12-00025
• Title: 2nd SUBSTITUTE Creating Section 9.53 to provide for a license for keeping honeybees and amending portions of Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances of the conservancy, agriculture, and residential districts to allow the keeping of honeybees as a permitted use.
• Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Marsha A. Rummel, Michael E. Verveer

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/28/2012	2	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt the Following Amendment(s)	Fail
2/28/2012	3	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt with Conditions	Pass
2/20/2012	2	PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT WITH CONDITIONS - RECESSED PUBLIC HEARING	Pass
2/9/2012	2	BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE COUNTY	Return to Lead with the Recommendation for Approval	Pass
1/17/2012	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Re-refer for Recessed Public Hearing	Pass
12/19/2011	1	PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO RE-REFER - RECESSED PUBLIC HEARING	Pass
12/6/2011	1	SUSTAINABLE DESIGN AND ENERGY COMMITTEE (ended 6/2012)
11/10/2011	1	BOARD OF HEALTH FOR MADISON AND DANE COUNTY	Return to Lead with the Following Recommendation(s)	Pass
11/7/2011	1	PLAN COMMISSION	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO RE-REFER - PUBLIC HEARING	Pass
10/19/2011	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Refer
10/19/2011	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Refer
10/19/2011	1	PLAN COMMISSION	Refer
10/18/2011	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred for Public Hearing	Pass
10/17/2011	1	Attorney's Office/Approval Group	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note
There may be a small increase in General Fund revenues derived from license fees.
Title
2nd SUBSTITUTE Creating Section 9.53 to provide for a license for keeping honeybees and amending portions of Chapter 28 of the Madison General Ordinances of the conservancy, agriculture, and residential districts to allow the keeping of honeybees as a permitted use.
Body
DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance creates a license requirement for keeping honeybees and amends various portions of Chapter 28 to allow the keeping of honeybees in the conservancy, agriculture, and residential districts.
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The Common Council of the City of Madison do hereby ordain as follows:
1. Sec. 9.53 entitled “Keeping of Honeybees” of the Madison General Ordinances is created to read as follows:
“9.53 KEEPING OF HONEYBEES.
Any person who keeps honeybees in the City of Madison shall obtain an annual license prior to January 1 of each year, or within thirty (30) days of acquiring the honeybees. The license year commences on January 1 and ends on the following December 31.
Application shall be made to the City Treasurer and the fee for the license shall be ten dollars ($10.00).
The Treasurer or ot...