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Imperial County Beekeeping Regulations

Local beekeeping rules for Imperial County and 7 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.

Imperial

county

Beekeeping permitted in the A-3 (Heavy Agriculture) Zone

Code: 90509.01 - Permitted uses in the A-3 zone (N)
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
Check the current regulation → ⚠ 2020 link dead — search current regulation →

Brawley

city

Prohibited. Exception; (d)The city manager may grant permission to keep and/or raise any of such prohibited species during such times that any of such species are participants in a show, rodeo, circus, fair, exhibition, parade, or other similar event. The city manager shall specify the time that said permission shall be effective.

Code: Sec. 4.2. - Keeping cattle, swine, goats, bees, etc., prohibited; exceptions
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Calexico

city

D.Restricted Animals. It is unlawful to keep or maintain any […] bees, […] within the city limits.

Code: 6.08.050 - Keeping of animals. · 6.08.070 - Committing nuisance.
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Calipatria

city

Could not find a digital city oridnance

Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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El Centro

city No local ordinance

In the City of El Centro, there are no municipal codes set in place for the ownership of apiaries.

Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Holtville

city

It is unlawful to keep or maintain any animal or bees within the city limits except as provided in this chapter. (Ord. 329 § 3, 1973; Ord. 267 § 11, 1961).

Code: 7.12.020 Compliance with chapter
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Imperial

city No local ordinance

In the City of Imperial, there are no municipal codes set in place for the ownership of apiaries.

Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
⚠ 2020 link dead — search current regulation →

Westmorland

city No local ordinance

Conditional Use Permit required in commercial zone for: Storage of empty bee hives and equipment pertaining to bees. In the City of Westmorland , there are no municipal codes set in place for the ownership of apiaries.

Code: SECTION 3.05COMMERCIAL (C) ZONE ©
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
⚠ 2020 link dead — search current regulation →
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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