Galloway Township sets no specific beekeeping ordinance; honeybees are regulated statewide by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture under the Bee Act (N.J.S.A. 4:6-9.1 et seq.), which registers colonies and preempts most local bans. Local keepers must still avoid creating a nuisance under Township health rules.
Galloway Township's animal code does not separately license or cap backyard hives. New Jersey's Domestic Animal Health/Bee statutes place honeybee regulation with the State Department of Agriculture, which requires registration of apiaries and, under 2015 rules (N.J.A.C. 2:24), limits how far municipalities may restrict beekeeping. Township involvement is generally through its zoning district (agricultural and larger lots are best suited) and its general nuisance/health provisions, which let the Township abate hives that create a genuine hazard or nuisance to neighbors. Keepers should register colonies with the state and site hives to avoid conflict with adjoining properties.
No Township beekeeping fine schedule exists; nuisance hives can be abated under general Township health rules. Failure to register an apiary with the NJ Department of Agriculture is a state-level violation.
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