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.
R. S. 1964, c. 128, s. 17; 1984, c. 47, s. 213.