Clayton County's animal chapter sets no specific beekeeping ordinance. Beekeeping is governed statewide by Georgia's Bee Law (O.C.G.A. 2-14-40 et seq.), which the Department of Agriculture administers, and by right-to-farm protection under O.C.G.A. 41-1-7.
Clayton County Code Chapter 14 (Animals) does not contain a dedicated beekeeping section, so the county sets no specific hive-count, setback, or permit rule for backyard bees. Georgia regulates apiaries at the state level under the Georgia Bee Law (O.C.G.A. 2-14-40 et seq.), administered by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, which handles registration, inspection, and disease control, and the state limits local governments' ability to prohibit ordinary beekeeping. Georgia's right-to-farm statute (O.C.G.A. 41-1-7) further protects established agricultural operations from nuisance actions. Practically, hive placement on a residential lot is still constrained by the county's general nuisance provisions and by any applicable zoning; bees that swarm or become a documented nuisance can be abated. Residents inside a city should check that
There is no county beekeeping penalty. Enforcement, if any, runs through Georgia Department of Agriculture bee-law provisions and the county's general nuisance code where a hive creates a documented hazard or nuisance.
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