Tarrant County does not regulate beekeeping in unincorporated areas. TX Agriculture Code Chapter 131 protects apiary operations and requires registration with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service.
Beekeeping in unincorporated Tarrant County is governed by Texas Agriculture Code Chapter 131, the Texas Apiary Inspection Act. The statute places regulation of honey bee colonies with the Texas Apiary Inspection Service at Texas A&M AgriLife. Beekeepers moving colonies into Texas or operating apiaries must comply with registration, inspection, and disease-control rules. Tarrant County itself has not adopted hive setback rules, flyway requirements, or hive counts, because counties lack zoning authority. Tax-valuation beekeeping is available on parcels of 5 to 20 acres meeting the Texas Property Tax Code 23.51 open-space appraisal rules. Cities within Tarrant County, such as Fort Worth and Arlington, sometimes require setbacks of 10 to 25 feet from property lines and flyway barriers near neighbors.
State apiary violations: enforced by Texas Apiary Inspection Service, including quarantine and destruction orders for diseased colonies. No county-level beekeeping fines.
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