Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
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HOUSE ENROLLED ACT No. 1337
AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning property.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
SECTION 1. IC 32-25.5-3.7 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2024]:
Chapter 3.7. Homeowners Association Regulation of Beekeeping
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "governing documents" has the
meaning set forth in IC 32-25.5-2-3.
Sec 1.5. As used in this chapter, "licensed physician" has the
meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-202.
Sec. 2. This chapter applies only to a homeowners association's
adoption or amendment of governing documents after June 30,
2024.
Sec. 3. Except as provided in section 4 of this chapter, and
subject to sections 6 and 7 of this chapter, a homeowners
association may adopt or amend governing documents to regulate
the:
(1) number; and
(2) location;
of active beehives that a person may maintain on a property that
a person owns, rents, or leases.
Sec. 4. This section applies only to a person who has active
beehives located on a property before the date the homeowners
association adopts or amends the governing documents. This
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chapter does not allow a homeowners association to prevent a
person from maintaining the same:
(1) number; and
(2) location;
of active beehives that are on the property before the date the
governing documents are adopted or amended.
Sec. 5. Any regulation by a homeowners association must be
consistent with:
(1) IC 14-24-8; and
(2) any rules adopted under IC 14-24-3.
Sec. 6. A homeowners association may not prohibit a person
from beekeeping on a property that the person owns, rents, or
leases if both of the following apply:
(1) The beehives are actively maintained for pollination or the
production of honey.
(2) The person who is beekeeping complies with:
(A) IC 14-24-8; and
(B) any rules adopted under IC 14-24-3.
Sec. 7. A homeowners association may prohibit beekeeping
within one hundred (100) feet of a property only if the following
conditions are satisfied:
(1) A person provides documentation from a licensed
physician to the homeowners association verifying that the
person or a member of the person's household has a bee
allergy.
(2) The person described in subdivision (1) who has the bee
allergy resided at the property before another person began
beekeeping within one hundred (100) feet of the property.
HEA 1337 — Concur Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date: Time:
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