Fort Worth allows beekeeping on residential property under Chapter 6 of the Code. If hive entrances are perpendicular to and within 25 feet of a property line, the keeper must install a solid 6-foot-tall wall, fence, or hedge between the hives and the property line as a flyway barrier.
Beekeeping in Fort Worth is regulated under the Animals and Fowl chapter (Code Ch. 6) and the state's general apiary rules administered by the Texas Apiary Inspection Service. The key local requirement is a flyway barrier: if hive entrances are perpendicular to and within 25 feet of any property line, the beekeeper must erect a solid wall, fence, or hedge at least 6 feet tall between the hives and the property line so that bees fly upward before crossing into a neighbor's yard. Apiaries that produce honey for sale are also subject to state registration with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service.
Beekeeping that creates a nuisance or fails the flyway-barrier rule is enforced by Animal Care and Control under Chapter 6 as a Class C misdemeanor with fines up to $500. Repeat offenses may lead to abatement orders.
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