Ottawa County has no county beekeeping ordinance. Hive-keeping is governed by your city or township zoning. Commercial apiaries following the state apiary GAAMP may claim Right to Farm protection outside residential zones; hobby hives follow local rules.
Because Michigan counties do not zone, residential beekeeping limits such as hive counts, setbacks, and flyway barriers come from local city or township ordinances. Commercial apiary operations that comply with the state's Generally Accepted Agricultural and Management Practices can invoke the Right to Farm Act, but hobby hives in primarily-residential (Category 4) areas are not RTFA-protected and follow local zoning. Michigan's Bee Law, administered by MDARD, separately governs apiary registration and disease control statewide.
Penalties are set by the local unit (municipal civil infraction); nuisance hives may be abated locally. MDARD enforces state apiary disease rules.
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