Anderson's animal chapter (Ch. 91) sets no beekeeping rule and no hive limits. The city instead regulates through its Zoning Ordinance, which precludes livestock and farm-type uses in city limits, so residential hives are best cleared with the Building/Planning department first.
No section of Chapter 91 addresses honeybees, hives, or apiaries. Indiana does not license backyard beekeepers statewide, and there is no Anderson code that permits or caps hives. Because the city Zoning Ordinance (Ord. 2439, Title XV) precludes keeping livestock and farm animals within city limits and governs land use under IC 36-7-4, whether hives are allowed on a given lot turns on that lot's zoning classification. Residents should confirm with the Anderson Building/Planning department before installing hives; nuisance provisions (Sec. 91.01 PUBLIC NUISANCE) could reach swarming or aggressive colonies that molest passersby.
No beekeeping-specific penalty exists. A hive that becomes a documented public nuisance, or a use that violates the property's zoning, is enforced by Code Enforcement/Zoning; general animal-code violations are fined up to $500 per day under Sec. 91.999.
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