Taylor, TX Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

Taylor's only apiary-specific rule sits inside the animal nuisance chapter of the Code of Ordinances rather than in a standalone beekeeping ordinance. Section 4-4 opens by declaring that a list of conditions shall be considered a public nuisance and shall be unlawful, and subsection (d) puts the keeping of bees in such a manner as to deny the lawful use of adjacent property or endanger the health and safety of others on that list. The rule is impact-based rather than numeric: Taylor does not cap the number of hives, set a minimum lot size, require a setback from a property line, or require a beekeeping permit or registration anywhere in chapter 4 or in the 2024 Taylor Made Land Development Code.

What matters is the effect on neighbors, so a hobbyist whose bees stay confined to the property and do not interfere with a neighbor's use of their own land is not in violation, while a colony that blocks a neighbor from using their yard, or creates a real safety hazard, exposes the keeper to enforcement. 00 if the animal control officer treats it as a public health matter, and the animal control officer, not a separate zoning inspector, is the enforcing official.