Lima's Codified Ordinances set no specific beekeeping or hive-count rule. Hives are governed by the general nuisance provision barring animals kept so as to menace public health or safety, plus Ohio's state apiary registration law.
Unlike some Ohio cities, Lima has no dedicated beekeeping section in Chapter 618 setting hive counts, lot-size minimums, or setbacks. Keeping bees is instead limited by Lima CO 618.09, which prohibits keeping any animal so as to create noxious or offensive odors or unsanitary conditions that are a menace to public health, comfort, or safety, and by general nuisance enforcement if hives threaten neighbors. Statewide, Ohio Revised Code Chapter 909 requires all beekeepers to register their apiaries annually with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Confirm current zoning and any HOA limits with Lima Building and Zoning before establishing hives.
There is no beekeeping-specific fine; problem hives are abated as a public nuisance under 618.09/618.99. Failure to register an apiary is enforced by the state under ORC Chapter 909.
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