Brookline's Health Department manages beekeeping permits through the Keeping of Animals, Bees & Fowl program. A permit is required to keep bees in Brookline. Hives must also be registered with the MA Dept. of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) under MGL c. 128.
The Town of Brookline Health Department regulates beekeeping through its Keeping of Animals permit program. Residents wishing to keep bees must submit a permit application to the Health Department. The Health Department may perform unannounced inspections. Hives must also be registered with the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources under MGL c. 128 §§29–38. Beekeepers should review the Town's official Keeping of Animals, Bees & Fowl guidelines at brooklinema.gov.
Operating bees without a permit is subject to Health Department enforcement and fines.
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