Levittown is an unincorporated community split primarily between Bristol Township and Falls Township in Bucks County, PA. Beekeeping is governed by the township in which the property sits plus the Pennsylvania Bee Law (3 Pa.C.S. Chapter 21). Pennsylvania requires every beekeeper to register apiaries with the Department of Agriculture ($10 for two years). Neither Bristol Township nor Falls Township has adopted a comprehensive beekeeping ordinance, so the state Bee Law and general nuisance rules control.
Levittown's residential lots fall under Bristol Township Code (eastern portion) and Falls Township Zoning Chapter 209 (western portion). Bristol Township animal rules (Ch. 9493950 of the Township Code) allow small numbers of small fowl and livestock with lot-size requirements but do not specifically address bees. Falls Township Zoning Chapter 209 (adopted Dec 2, 1975, amended Dec 18, 2018 by Ordinance 2018-10) regulates accessory uses but contains no specific beekeeping standard. Pennsylvania's state Bee Law (3 Pa.C.S. §§2101-2117) requires every apiary to be registered with the PA Department of Agriculture's Bureau of Plant Industry, requires annual inspections for diseases, and provides for quarantines. Registration is $10 per beekeeper for a two-calendar-year period. Beekeepers should review the PA State Beekeepers Association Model Ordinance and contact township code enforcement before installing hives; nuisance complaints (swarming, stinging incidents) can be filed under each township's general nuisance code.
Failure to register an apiary under 3 Pa.C.S. §2107 is a summary offense punishable by a fine up to $300. Bristol Township and Falls Township general nuisance violations carry fines of $100-$1,000 per occurrence. Nuisance-bee complaints can lead to required hive removal if PDA inspectors confirm a public-safety threat.
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