Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.7-1 "Governing documents"
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "governing documents" has the meaning set forth in IC 32-25.5-2-3.
As added by P.L.159-2024, SEC.1.
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in effectInd. Code § 32-25.5-3.7-1.5 "Licensed physician"
Sec. 1.5. As used in this chapter, "licensed physician" has the meaning set forth in IC 16-18-2-202.
As added by P.L.159-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.7-2 Applicability
Sec. 2. This chapter applies only to a homeowners association's adoption or amendment of governing documents after June 30, 2024.
As added by P.L.159-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.7-3 Regulation of beehives
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.
As added by P.L.159-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.7-4 Applicability to active beehives at the time of adoption
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 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.
As added by P.L.159-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.7-5 Regulations
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.
As added by P.L.159-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.7-6 Prohibition on beekeeping; conditions
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.
As added by P.L.159-2024, SEC.1.
Ind. Code § 32-25.5-3.7-7 Requirements to limit beekeeping
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.
As added by P.L.159-2024, SEC.1.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://iga.in.gov/laws/2026/ic/titles/32Fetched: 10/17/2026