Beekeeping in Pawtucket is subject to RIDEM annual registration under RIGL 4-12. All apiaries must be registered by March 1. Movement permits are required for transporting hives.
Rhode Island RIGL 4-12 governs beekeeping. All apiaries must be registered annually with RIDEM by March 1. Movement permits are required under RIGL 4-12-8. RIDEM inspectors may inspect apiaries under RIGL 4-12-4. Pawtucket does not impose additional local beekeeping restrictions. Urban beekeeping is subject to general nuisance provisions. Hives should be managed to minimize neighbor disturbance.
Failure to register: RIDEM enforcement. Movement without permit: state penalties.
Pawtucket, RI
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