Colorado requires apiary registration with the Department of Agriculture and follows state honeybee health standards under the Bee Inspection Act applied uniformly statewide to beekeepers.
The Colorado Bee Inspection Act (C.R.S. 35-25-101 et seq.) requires beekeepers to register colonies with the Colorado Department of Agriculture and authorizes state inspectors to examine apiaries for diseases like American foulbrood. The Department issues quarantine and treatment orders. Local zoning still controls hive placement and density in residential areas. Hive movement across county lines may require inspection certificates. Registration fees and renewal cycles are set by departmental rule under 8 CCR 1202-19.
Failure to register, refusal of inspection, or moving infected colonies results in fines, quarantine orders, and possible colony destruction at owner expense.
Adams County, CO
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Adams County, CO
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Adams County, CO
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