FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) - Fond du Lac is now allowing residents to practice beekeeping within city limits.
Action Reporter Media (https://fondul.ac/1KMb5u1 ) reports the Fond du Lac City Council unanimously passed an ordinance Wednesday allowing beekeeping in residential neighborhoods. It was already legal in parts of the city that are zoned for agriculture.
Residents would have to apply for a yearly beekeeping permit. There is a cap of two hives per property and a 5-foot height limit. Hives must also sit at least 25 feet from property edges, and residents won’t be allowed to sell honey from those hives.
Neighbors living in adjacent properties who are allergic to bees would be able to give input about granting the permit.
Milwaukee and Madison have opted to let residents keep bees on their properties in recent years.
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Information from: The Reporter Media, https://www.fdlreporter.com
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