Provo City Code Title 8 includes beekeeping definitions and regulates apiaries in residential areas. Utah Code §4-2-103 (Utah Department of Agriculture) governs statewide beekeeping registration. Mason bees are treated separately from honeybees.
Provo City Code Title 8 defines apiaries, beekeepers, and beekeeping equipment, indicating beekeeping is regulated but not prohibited in Provo. An apiary is any place with one or more bee colonies; a beekeeper is any person owning or having charge of one or more colonies. Mason bees (genus Osmia, common blue orchard bee) are specifically defined separately from standard honeybees, suggesting different rules may apply. Utah Code §4-2-103 requires beekeepers to register colonies with the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF). Hive setback requirements from property lines and neighbor notification may apply under Provo's code — contact the Zoning Division for specific setback standards in residential zones.
Unauthorized hives: removal order. Nuisance complaints: fines. Unregistered apiary: state-level penalty.
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