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Honey Bee Keeping Regulations Ordinance Page 6 permit applicant or permit holder of the anneal and hearing procedures set forth in Section 4 -16 of this Code. Sec. 5 -54 Compliance Required; Penalties. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain an apiary , hive or colony in the City which is not in compliance with this Article. (b) Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article shall be issued a citation by the Department of Code Enforcement which provides for a fine of seventy -five dollars ($75.00) per violation payable through the Ordinance Violations. (c) Each violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense. (d) Any person who has obtained a honey bee permit and who violates any of the provisions of this Article three (3) times as evidenced by citations being issued for each violation, shall have his/her permit issued under this Article revoked Said person shall not be entitled to have a new permit issued for a minimum of one (1) year from said date of revocation and must provide written proof that he /she has completed training on beekeeping by an entity recognized by the Indiana Depart of Natural Resourced Department of Entomology Division of Entomology & Plant Pathology Purdue University. Said training must have taken place after the date of the permit revocation. (e) Any apiary , hive or colony which threatens public health or safety; or creates a public nuisance; or which has been abandoned is unlawful. The City is authorized to take all reasonable action including removal and/or destruction of any apiary , hive or colony which is deemed necessary. Sec 5 -55 Exemptions for Zoological Parks, Schools, University, College, Etc. Nothing in this Article shall be deemed or construed to prohibit or restrict the keeping of honey bees in a hive stand or box located or kept within a zoological park school or university building or educational not for profit entity for the puroose of study or observation. Section III. Chapter 2, Article 19, Section 2 -213 of the South Bend Municipal Code shall be amended by the inclusion of the following and inserted into the chart in proper numerical order: 5 -54 Honey Bee Keeping Regulations $75.00