Eastvale, CA Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

Beekeeping in California is governed first by state law. Food & Agricultural Code section 29040 requires every person who keeps honeybees to register the apiary with the agricultural commissioner of the county where the bees are located - in Eastvale's case, the Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner. Registration applies to all beekeepers regardless of the number of colonies, the purpose (honey, pollination or hobby) or the hive type. Apiaries must be registered by January 1 each year; a person who acquires or moves bees into the area after January 1 must register within 30 days. The annual registration fee is $10, payable to the county commissioner, although a county board of supervisors may waive the fee for a hobbyist who is not in the business of beekeeping and keeps nine or fewer colonies. Separately, whether and where hives may be placed on a given Eastvale parcel is a land-use question controlled by the City of Eastvale Zoning Code and its permitted-use matrix; setback and lot-size standards depend on the parcel's zoning district. A beekeeper should both register with the county and confirm that apiaries are a permitted use for their specific Eastvale zone before keeping bees.