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wild animal that is at large must immediately notify an Animal Control Officer. This section shall not be interpreted to restrict a person from giving ill, injured, or orphaned wildlife to a state or federally licensed wildlife rehabilitator or to a permitted Wildlife Educational Center. (b) For the purposes of this chapter.. the Animal Services Manager shall make the detennination of whether any animal in question is a Pet Animal, a Wild Animal. or a Dangerous Wild Animal. In addition, for the purposes of this chapter, immediately shall mean within thirty (30) minutes of the person finding that a wild animal or dangerous wild animal is at large. Section 6.073. Bee-Keeping. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or allow bees, their hives. or any abandoned hives within the city limits, except honey bees may be kept if all of the following conditions are met: (1) All hives shall be located a minimum of thirty (30) feet from any property line and enclosed in a fenced area; (2) There shall be no more than four (4) hives per citv lot; (3) There is an adequate source of water within twenty (20) feet of all hives; (4) The owner notifies the Animal Services Director, in writing. of the location and number of hives in his -ossession. (b) It shall be a violation for any person who owns, harbors. or possesses bees to refuse. upon request by the Animal Services Manager. or his designee, to make his/her bees. premises, facilities, equipment, and any necessary permit s) available for inspection for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the provisions of this chapter. Section 6.074. Keeping of Other Animals: Nuisance Conditions. (a) No person shall engage in keeping livestock within the corporate limits of the city. except in confonnance with and only to the extent so permitted by the zoning ordinances of the city: and unless: (1) The pens, stalls, or other facilities for keeping the livestock or fowl. other than fenced open pastures that are at least one (1) acre, are located so that the livestock or fowl cannot come within one hundred (100) feet of any existing dwelling or business building owned, used, or maintained by person other than the keeper; (2) The pens, stalls, or other facilities for keeping the livestock or fowl, other than fenced open pastures that are at least one (1) acre, are located so that the livestock or fowl cannot come within five hundred (500) feet of any existing food service establishment or food processing establishment, regardless of ownership or occupancy of the establishment;