Coweta County sets no hive limits or beekeeping setbacks; the activity is not addressed in its animal chapter and is protected by state law. O.C.G.A. § 2-14-41.1 bars a county from prohibiting hives, leaving oversight to the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
Neither Coweta County's animal chapter nor its zoning ordinance regulates beekeeping with hive counts or setback distances, so keeping honeybees is a lawful use, especially on the half-acre-plus and agricultural lots common across this rural county. Georgia protects beekeepers: O.C.G.A. § 2-14-41.1 prohibits a county from banning honeybee hives, though reasonable zoning setbacks are allowed. Oversight comes from the state Department of Agriculture, which administers the Georgia Bee Law and an apiary program, and Georgia is a leading honey-producing state with an active beekeeping community. The main local constraint is private HOA covenants, which in some subdivisions restrict or prohibit hives.
The county levies no beekeeping-specific penalty. A colony creating a genuine nuisance can be pursued under general nuisance law, and an HOA can enforce a hive prohibition through its covenants in civil court.
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Coweta County, GA
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