Trinity County, CA Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

There is no beekeeping-specific chapter in Trinity County's Title 6 animal code, and no county-set hive count, setback, or fencing requirement appears in that code. As an unincorporated rural county, Trinity treats beekeeping largely as an agricultural land use governed by the parcel's zoning under Title 17, alongside the general nuisance and trespass principles in the County Code. At the state level, California's Food and Agricultural Code apiary provisions require beekeepers to register their apiaries annually with the county agricultural commissioner where bees are located, and they govern hive identification, inspection, and the handling of diseased or abandoned colonies. Trinity County does not appear to layer additional hive limits on top of state law, so the practical constraints are the property's zoning, the state apiary registration requirement, and common-law/ordinance nuisance rules (a beekeeping operation must not become a nuisance to neighbors). Because the county code is silent on specifics, beekeepers should confirm their parcel's zoning with Trinity County Planning, register apiaries with the Trinity County Agricultural Commissioner, and site hives to avoid conflicts with neighbors and public areas.