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Stanislaus County Beekeeping Regulations

Local beekeeping rules for Stanislaus County and 9 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.

Stanislaus

county Registration req.

FAC, Section 29044 requires the secretary of food and agriculture to adopt registration fees for beekeepers, apiary operators, apiary owners, and other persons in possession any apiary. The registration fee must be paid when registering their bees with the agricultural commissioner. The county board of supervisors may waive the registration fee for any beekeeper, apiary operators, apiary owners, or person, who is a hobbyist. A hobbyist is not in the business of beekeeping and possesses nine or fewer bee colonies. (Ord. CS 1054 §1, 2009; Ord. CS 989 §2, 2007).

Code: 9.45.010 Authority.
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Ceres

city

Permitted in the R-A (Residential Agriculture) Zone.

Code: 18.10.040 - PRINCIPAL USES.
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Hughson

city No local ordinance

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

Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Modesto

city No local ordinance

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

Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Newman

city No local ordinance

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

Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Oakdale

city

Apiculture defined as an agricultural operation.

Code: 36-30.020
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Patterson

city

Apiculture defined as an agricultural operation and addressed in Right to Farm code section. This allows agricultural coperations to operate unless deemed a nuisance.

Code: Chapter 6.48 RIGHT TO FARM
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Riverbank

city No local ordinance

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

Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Turlock

city

Any person keeping or maintaining bees in the City shall be guilty of keeping and maintaining a public nuisance, and Animal Services and Control staff is hereby ordered and directed to abate the nuisance.

Code: 6-1-107 Keeping bees
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Waterford

city No local ordinance

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

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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