Beekeeping in Scott County is governed by city ordinance, not the state. Minnesota's apiary registration law was repealed in 2006, so there is no statewide hive registration. Prior Lake, Savage, and Shakopee set hive placement and setbacks.
Minnesota has no statewide beekeeper registration mandate; the apiary statutes in Chapter 19 were repealed in 2006, and the Department of Agriculture now offers only voluntary inspection, mainly for beekeepers moving colonies across state lines. So the real rules are local. Prior Lake adopted an ordinance allowing residential hives with placement and setback conditions, and Savage and Shakopee address hives through zoning and nuisance provisions, typically requiring rear-yard placement, setbacks from lot lines, a flyway barrier, and a water source. On unincorporated farmland, hives have broad room under county zoning. HOA covenants may restrict or prohibit hives.
Placing hives contrary to a city's setback or nuisance rules can bring a correction order or removal. There is no state registration penalty, since Minnesota repealed its apiary registration requirement.
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