New Jersey regulates beekeeping at the state level through registration with the Department of Agriculture, while hive placement and neighbor setbacks are set by your municipality. Camden County itself does not regulate hives.
Under New Jersey's Bee Act and Domestic Animal Rules, beekeepers register colonies with the NJ Department of Agriculture, which inspects for disease. Local placement, setbacks, and whether hives are allowed in residential zones are decided by each municipality under the Municipal Land Use Law; Camden County does not zone. Some towns restrict hive count and require flyway barriers or water sources. Contact your municipal zoning officer for local hive rules and register your apiary with the state. The county's animal role is limited to health nuisances and vector control.
Failure to register colonies with the state can trigger Department of Agriculture enforcement; local siting violations are enforced by the municipality.
Other ordinances people look up for this city. Green dot = verified primary-source excerpt.
Cherry Hill, NJ
Township Code Chapter 5 (Police Regulations) prohibits exterior radios, musical instruments, televisions, phonographs, drums, or other sound-producing device...
Cherry Hill, NJ
Chapter 5 forbids using a motor vehicle in a manner that creates a noise disturbance, including modified or defective exhaust, repeated horn-honking off publ...
Cherry Hill, NJ
Chapter 40 Zoning limits the storage of recreational vehicles, boats, and utility trailers on residential lots. Storage is generally restricted to rear yards...
Cherry Hill, NJ
Chapter 10 bars trucks, tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, or omnibuses with a registered gross weight over 5 tons (10,000 lbs) from parking on any Township ...
Cherry Hill, NJ
Chapter 10 (Traffic On-Street Regulations) governs on-street parking. During declared snow events, vehicles may not park on the street from 1 hour after snow...
Cherry Hill, NJ
Township Code prohibits barbed wire, fences topped with metal spikes, broken bottles or glass, and any fence material or construction dangerous to persons or...
See how Cherry Hill's beekeeping rules stack up against other locations.
Help us keep this page accurate. If you notice an error or outdated information, let us know.