R68-21-5. Location and Barrier Guidance for Hives

(1) An urban county or municipality may require that apiaries are located at least 10 feet from a property line unless the property owner erects or maintains a sight-obscuring flyaway barrier. (2) Acceptable sight-obscuring flyaway barriers shall extend five feet in either direction from the apiary and may not exceed the local county or municipal height restrictions. (3) An urban county or municipality may prohibit bee colonies in the front yard of a residential property. (4) In a nonurban county, a governmental entity may not restrict the location or require a sight-obscuring flyaway barrier for bee colonies on private property. (5) A governmental entity may not designate any location as unsuitable for beekeeping on private property.