Montana legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Montana HB624: Revise agriculture laws related to beehives
Status: Signed into law, May 19, 2025
What the bill says
An act generally revising laws related to hobbyist apiaries; providing for an increased number of allowed hive and site registrations; and amending section 80-6114, mca.
From the engrossed text:
AN ACT GENERALLY REVISING LAWS RELATED TO HOBBYIST APIARIES; PROVIDING FOR AN INCREASED NUMBER OF ALLOWED HIVE AND SITE REGISTRATIONS; AND AMENDING SECTION 80-6114, MCA. Section 1. Section 80-6-114, MCA, is amended to read: "80-6-114. Hobbyist apiary site -- registrations. (1) The department may grant hobbyist apiary site registrations to hobbyist beekeepers under the following conditions: (a) The the applicant may not own a total of more than five 10 hives, and all of the hives must be placed on the hobbyist apiary site. ; (b) The the applicant must shall own the bees and the hives and must shall personally manage and operate the bees and the hives. ; and (c) Only one only five hobbyist apiary site registration is registrations are allowed for an applicant and only two five hobbyist apiary site registrations are allowed for a family unit. (2) A certificate of registration of a hobbyist apiary site may not be leased, assigned, or transferred. A person, other than the hobbyist apiary site registrant, may not exercise any rights or privileges, directly or indirectly, authorized by the certificate of registration." - END - - 1 - Authorized Print Version - HB 624 ENROLLED BILL I hereby certify that the within bill, HB 624, originated in the House. ___________________________________________ Chief Clerk of the House ___________________________________________ Speaker of the …
Sponsors
- Tilleman, Eric (R, 23) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Chapter Number Assigned
- : (H) Signed by Governor
- : (H) Transmitted to Governor
- : (S) Signed by President
- : (H) Signed by Speaker
- : (H) Returned from Enrolling
- : (LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- : (H) Sent to Enrolling
- : (H) 3rd Reading Senate Amendments
- : (H) Scheduled for 3rd Reading
Votes
- Do Concur (April 17, 2025): 98 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 16, 2025): 97 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 7, 2025): 49 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Concur (April 5, 2025): 44 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 7, 2025): 99 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Do Pass (March 5, 2025): 97 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Agriculture
Common questions
- What is HB624?
- HB624 is a bill in the Montana Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Revise agriculture laws related to beehives.
- What does HB624 do?
- In its own words: An act generally revising laws related to hobbyist apiaries; providing for an increased number of allowed hive and site registrations; and amending section 80-6114, mca.
- What is the status of HB624?
- Signed into law as of May 19, 2025. Latest action: Chapter Number Assigned (May 19, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB624?
- Tilleman, Eric (R, 23).
- Where is the official record for HB624?
- On the Montana Legislature website: https://bills.legmt.gov/#/laws/bill/2/LC2413
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