Monterey County Beekeeping Regulations

(L.) All agricultural uses on a minimum of ten (10) acres including crop and tree farming, livestock farming, animal husbandry, apiaries, aviaries, except for those uses requiring an Administrative or Use Permit;

In the City of Carmel-By-The-Sea, there are no municipal codes set in place for the ownership of apiaries.

Permit and other regulations required. Bees may only be kept for personal use, commercial purposes prohibited.

7.12.060 PERMIT REQUIREMENTS; FEES: A. Permit Required; Investigation: 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 7.12.020, 7.12.030 and 7.12.040 of this chapter, a person may keep within the city species of livestock, domestic fowl, wild animals, or bees described in those sections upon obtaining from the animal control officer a permit to do so.

A permit application may be made to keep bees to an animal control authority. It is unlawful for any person to keep or maintain within the city, or permit to be kept or maintained upon land within the city owned by or under the control of such person, a hive of bees, except as specifically permitted under provisions of this chapter. See municipal code for further regulations.

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

Bees defined as "wild animals" and wild animals prohibited from being kept.

Keeping of bees prohibited (Repealed)- no further information available.

Permit from the city manager required to keep bees and bee swarms in boxes or hives.

Keeping of apiaries defined as agriculture. See municipal code for further requirements.

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

Must not constitue a nuisance, distrub neighbors or community properties, must not show defensive behavior against humans or animals.

Permit required.