Montana § 80-6-114 - Hobbyist Apiary Site -- Registrations

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§ 80-6-114. Hobbyist Apiary Site -- Registrations

Hobbyist apiary site -- registrations. (1) The department may grant hobbyist apiary site registrations to hobbyist beekeepers under the following conditions: (a) the applicant may not own a total of more than 10 hives, and all of the hives must be placed on the hobbyist apiary site; (b) the applicant shall own the bees and the hives and shall personally manage and operate the bees and the hives; and (c) only five hobbyist apiary site registrations are allowed for an applicant and only five hobbyist apiary site registrations are allowed for a family unit. (2) A certificate of registration of a hobbyist apiary site may not be leased, assigned, or transferred. A person, other than the hobbyist apiary site registrant, may not exercise any rights or privileges, directly or indirectly, authorized by the certificate of registration.

Source: official Montana text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 80-6-114 ("Hobbyist Apiary Site -- Registrations") is part of the Montana Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Montana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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