California requires every beekeeper in the state to annually register apiary locations with the county agricultural commissioner by January 1 under Cal. Food & Agricultural Code §29040 — this applies to Chino regardless of any local rule. Chino permits hobby beekeeping primarily in Agricultural and Equestrian zones under Title 20, with hive setbacks from property lines and flyway-barrier requirements typical of Inland Empire cities. Africanized honey bee (AHB) presence is established throughout San Bernardino County, so hives must be managed accordingly.
Cal. Food & Ag Code §29040 requires every person owning or possessing one or more bee colonies in California to register the number of colonies and each apiary location with the county agricultural commissioner annually by January 1 (or within 30 days after acquiring the colonies). For Chino, that filing goes to the San Bernardino County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures. Locally, Chino Title 20 (Zoning) treats apiaries as an accessory agricultural use — broadly permitted on Agricultural and Equestrian-overlay parcels in the Preserve and conditional in many residential zones subject to hive setback from property lines, water-source provision, and flyway barriers (a 6-foot solid fence or hedge in front of hives forcing bees up). Cal. Food & Ag Code §29101 also authorizes the Secretary to quarantine areas for bee disease.
Keeping unregistered colonies violates Cal. Food & Ag Code §29040 and may incur a civil penalty under §29151. Locating hives inside required local setbacks, failing to provide a water source, or creating a stinging-incident nuisance can be abated under Chino Title 8 Health & Safety as a public nuisance, on top of any Title 20 zoning citation.
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