1. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other law, a unit may not adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution that prohibits a person from beekeeping on property that the person owns, rents, or leases.

2. (b) A unit may adopt an ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution that regulates beekeeping:

   1. (1) concerning the number of active bee hives a person may operate and the location of bee hives on the property; and
   2. (2) that conforms to standards established by the Apiary Inspectors of America.

As added by P.L.193-2019, SEC.1.