Clark County's animal-control code (Title 8) sets no rule for keeping honeybees. Beekeeping is treated as an agricultural use allowed across zoning districts. Washington regulates apiaries at the state level, and beekeepers with hives must register with WSDA.
There is no honeybee-specific ordinance in Clark County's animal chapter — bees are not "animals" or "livestock" under CCC 8.01.020, so leash, nuisance, and livestock-plan rules do not target them. Under CCC 40.260.235, agricultural uses are allowed in all zoning districts, and apiaries generally fall under this allowance in unincorporated county land. At the state level, Washington's Apiary Program (RCW 15.60) requires beekeepers to register their hives annually with the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Homeowners near the Vancouver urban growth area should confirm no HOA or city-annexation rule applies. Nuisance provisions (CCC 8.11.060) could still reach bees that cause documented harm.
No county penalty targets beekeeping specifically. Failure to register hives with WSDA under the state apiary program can carry state penalties. A colony causing a documented nuisance could be abated under CCC 8.11.060.
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