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A-1 - Bees Act
Section 17
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17. No hive containing a swarm of bees shall be left upon any land unless it be 15 m from the nearest public road or dwelling.
This section shall not apply when the land upon which the hive is left is fenced on the side nearest to the dwelling or public road, as the case may be, by a fence without openings, at least 2,5 m high and extending at least 4,5 m beyond each end of the apiary.
17. No hive containing a swarm of bees shall be left upon any land unless it be 9 m from the nearest highway or dwelling in a rural municipality, and at least 15 m therefrom in a town or village municipality.
This section shall not apply when the land upon which the hive is left is fenced on the side nearest to the dwelling or highway, as the case may be, by a fence without openings, at least 2,5 m high and extending at least 4,5 m beyond each end of the apiary.
17. No hive containing a swarm of bees shall be left upon any land unless it be thirty feet from the nearest highway or dwelling in a rural municipality, and at least fifty feet therefrom in a town or village municipality.
This section shall not apply when the land upon which the hive is left is fenced on the side nearest to the dwelling or highway, as the case may be, by a fence without openings, at least eight feet high and extending at least fifteen feet beyond each end of the apiary.
