Menifee does not publish a standalone beekeeping ordinance. Apiaries are regulated as an accessory use under the Title 9 Development Code (Dec 2019), generally permitted in rural-residential and agricultural zones with setback requirements. State law requires apiary registration with the county agricultural commissioner under Cal. Food & Agric. Code §29040 (registration within 30 days of establishment). Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner administers the state apiary program.
California Food & Agricultural Code §29040 requires every person owning or in possession of one or more colonies of bees to register annually with the county agricultural commissioner of the county in which the apiary is located, within 30 days of establishment. Riverside County Agricultural Commissioner administers registration locally. Menifee's Title 9 Development Code (adopted Dec 18, 2019) treats beekeeping as an accessory agricultural use; permitted zones typically include the Rural Residential (RR) categories and any agricultural districts. Hive setbacks from property lines and dwellings, along with maximum colony counts per lot, are addressed in the Development Code zoning standards — contact Planning at 951-723-3741 for parcel-specific limits. State law (Food & Agric. Code §29101 et seq.) addresses bee diseases and pest treatment. Africanized honey bee response is coordinated with the County Agricultural Commissioner.
Failure to register an apiary under Food & Agric. Code §29040 is an infraction enforced by the County Agricultural Commissioner. Keeping bees in a zone where prohibited, or in violation of setback standards, is a Menifee Municipal Code violation. Bees creating a documented nuisance (e.g., swarming, repeated stinging) may be abated under Title 11 nuisance provisions.
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