Apiary registration

Montana apiary registration

Montana requires beekeepers to register their apiaries. Below is what the record says, where it is written and who to call, as verified on September 4, 2026.

Requirement

Required

When it is due

April 1 each year (the app's reminder date)

State's wording: annual; reregister apiary sites before April 1; delinquent after April 1 (penalty 10% or $10); registration forfeited if not renewed by June 1

Fee

reregistration $10-$50 per site (hobbyist fee capped lower by statute)

Law

MCA 80-6-102; classes in 80-6-111 to 80-6-114

Agency

Official page agr.mt.gov
No phone on file — use the agency site

Notes

Classes: commercial, landowner, hobbyist (≤10 hives, ≤2 locations), pollination. Contact apiary@mt.gov.

Sources

mca.legmt.gov https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0800/chapter_0060/part_0010/section_0020/0800-0060-0010-0020.html
agr.mt.gov https://agr.mt.gov/BeeProgram

How this was checked

Verified on September 4, 2026. Confidence: high.

All states: apiary registration by state

Questions beekeepers ask

Do I have to register bees in Montana?

Yes. Apiary registration is required in Montana.

When is Montana registration due?

The cadence on file: annual; reregister apiary sites before April 1; delinquent after April 1 (penalty 10% or $10); registration forfeited if not renewed by June 1.

What does registration cost in Montana?

The fee wording on file: reregistration $10-$50 per site (hobbyist fee capped lower by statute). It is printed as found; confirm with the agency before you rely on it.

Who do I contact in Montana?

The agency page is agr.mt.gov; no phone is on file, so use the contact page on the agency site. For a suspected disease, a pesticide kill or a question about a treatment, ask for the state apiary inspector.

Where is this written?

Law on file: MCA 80-6-102; classes in 80-6-111 to 80-6-114. Sources checked: mca.legmt.gov, agr.mt.gov.

Bee Community

Take it to the bee yard

The app keeps your registrations and reminds you before the renewal date.

Bee Community is a free Android app for the bee yard: a logbook that works offline, reminders built from your own records and your region's season, a mite-wash calculator with the Honey Bee Health Coalition thresholds, a mite trend chart, and a treatment picker driven by EPA labels. Free for two active hives with no ads; Premium and Commercial add hives and tools, and nothing you record is ever locked.

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Android only. Weather and the season calendar are US-only for now. Beekeepers 18 and over. Nothing in the app is veterinary, regulatory or professional advice; the product label is the law, and your state apiary inspector is the person to call.

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