Ohio Revised Code Title IX. Agriculture Animals Fences § 909.02

Any person owning or possessing bees shall on or before the first day of June of each year, or thereafter within thirty days after coming into ownership or possession of bees, or upon moving bees into this state from outside the state, file with the director of agriculture an application for registration setting forth the exact location of the person's apiaries and such other information as is required by the director.  All registrations issued in accordance with this section expire on the following thirty-first day of May and shall be renewed according to the standard renewal procedure of sections 4745.01 to 4745.03 of the Revised Code.

No person shall maintain an apiary unless the apiary is registered under this section and identifiable by name or identification number assigned to such person by the director.  Such identification number shall be posted in a conspicuous location in the apiary.  The moving, raising, and production of bees, beeswax, honey, and honey products shall be deemed an agricultural pursuit.