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Colusa County Beekeeping Regulations

Local beekeeping rules for Colusa County and 2 cities: setback distances, hive limits, registration, and a link to each current municipal code.

Read this first. This is a convenience summary compiled from public municipal codes as of 2020. Rules change — this is not legal advice. Always confirm with your city or county and the official code before keeping bees.
Statewide, California requires apiary registration with your county agricultural commissioner (register at BeeWhere: https://beewhere.calagpermits.org/). Local city/county rules below are in addition to state law.

Colusa

county

Apiaries permitted in Rural-Residential Zones, River Frontage (R-F), Flood Management (F-M), Forest Residential (F-R), and Resource Management (R-M) zones, General Recreation (G-R). Minor use permit needed in Rural Services (R-S) Zone. Commercial beekeeping is defined as "Intensive Animal operations" and requires a Use Permit in Heavy Industrial (M-2) Zones

Code: Chapter 44, Zoning
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Colusa

city
to front: 50, to side: 25 ft
from property line
35 ft
from buildings

Apiaries defined as commerical production agriculture and/or domestic animal raising.

Code: Article 19, Sec. 19.02
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Williams

city
500 ft
from buildings
2
hive limit

This chapter shall not apply to those persons specified in Section 6.44.020. (medical or school use)

Code: 6.48.070 - Bees
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Compiled from public municipal codes, originally referenced by the California Master Beekeeper Program (2020) and re-presented for easier lookup. Verify every rule against the linked official code before keeping bees. Not legal advice.

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