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Sutter County Beekeeping Regulations

Local beekeeping rules for Sutter 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.

Sutter

county

Defined: Agriculture, Animal Husbandry. Includes aviaries, bee keeping, fish farms, grazing, livestock pasturing, and similar uses.

Code: 1500-03-040 - Agricultural Use Types
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Live Oak

city
500 ft
from buildings

No person shall keep bees and/or allow the keeping of bees or provide for the keeping of bees on parcels of land less than one acre in size, nor shall hives or colonies of bees or boxes or beehive boxes where bees are allowed and/or encouraged to move in and congregate, be kept and/or permitted within 500 feet of two or more residences in any residential zone within the City.

Code: Chapter 6.18 KEEPING BEES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS
Last verified: 2020 — confirm at the source.
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Yuba City

city

Beehives are only permitted within the City limits on a temporary basis when used in conjunction with a bona fide agricultural operation for which bees are needed for pollination of trees within the city

Code: Sec. 8-5.5001. - Standards for certain permitted uses.
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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