Cheyenne, WY Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- City Code 6.08.200
- Default status
- Bees declared a nuisance
- Exception
- Apiary complies with W.S. 11-7-130–407
- Enforcement trigger
- No certification on request
- Outcome if uncertified
- Abatement order for hives
Summary
Bees are a declared nuisance citywide unless the apiary complies with the Wyoming Agriculture Act and the keeper proves it on request.
All bees within the city are declared a nuisance except for apiaries kept in strict compliance with the Wyoming Agriculture Act, W.S. 11-7-130 through 11-7-407, as amended. Any person keeping bees within the city shall provide certification of compliance with the Wyoming Agriculture Act to the city compliance department upon request. If certification is not provided, the city compliance department may declare the presence of bees as a nuisance and require the abatement thereof.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 73).
Full Breakdown
Cheyenne City Code 6.08.200 flatly declares all bees within the city a nuisance except apiaries kept in strict compliance with the Wyoming Agriculture Act (W.S. 11-7-130 through 11-7-407). Keepers must hand over certification of compliance with that state act to the city compliance department whenever asked. No certification on request means the compliance department can declare the bees a nuisance and order the hives abated: effectively an on-demand registration check rather than a numeric hive cap or setback rule.
Violations & Fines
No proof of Wyoming Agriculture Act compliance when the city compliance department asks triggers a nuisance declaration and an abatement order for the hives.
Frequently Asked Questions
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