Ohio requires every beekeeper to register their apiary with the Ohio Department of Agriculture each year under ORC 909.02. Stark County sets no separate hive rule; placement limits, if any, come from your township or city zoning.
Beekeeping is legal across Stark County, but state law controls registration: no one may maintain an apiary unless it is registered with the state director of agriculture, and any person owning bees must file for registration on or before June 1 each year (or within 30 days of acquiring bees). The registration identification number must be posted conspicuously in the apiary. There is no countywide hive-setback ordinance; local placement restrictions, lot-size minimums, or nuisance limits are set by your township Chapter 519 zoning or municipal code, such as Canton's.
Maintaining an unregistered apiary violates ORC 909.02 and Chapter 909; the state may inspect, quarantine, or destroy diseased colonies. Local zoning violations are enforced by the township or city.
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