Moore, OK Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

Section 4-112 of the Moore Code of Ordinances states flatly that no person shall keep or permit the keeping of bees, or own, harbor or possess a beehive, unless the parcel carries A1 or A2 agricultural zoning. The rule mirrors the city's swine restriction in the same chapter (§ 4-105), which likewise confines livestock keeping to A1 or A2 property, showing the council's consistent approach to agricultural uses inside city limits. Because § 4-112 itself sets no separate fine, a violation falls under the chapter's general penalty at § 4-181, which routes every Chapter 4-1 offense to § 1-108: a fine of up to $500.00 per conviction, since no specific penalty is written into the beekeeping section.

Under § 1-109, a continuing violation, such as a beehive left in place after a citation, counts as a new offense every day it persists, so an unresolved hive can generate repeated fines rather than a single one-time charge. Enforcement runs through the animal control officer described in § 4-106, who may inspect any structure or place where an animal is kept, issue a written order to bring the property into compliance, and file a complaint in municipal court against a keeper who refuses. A resident wanting to keep bees legally has one path: confirm the parcel's zoning is A1 or A2 with Community Development before installing any hive, since the ordinance draws no distinction between a single backyard hive and a commercial apiary.