Pico Rivera prohibits maintaining beehives, nests or swarms, treating established hives as a vector nuisance. Only professionals registered as beekeepers with the Los Angeles County Agricultural Commissioner are exempt.
Under the city's vector control and feral bees provisions (PRMC Chapter 6.44), it is unlawful for any property owner or tenant to maintain or permit an established beehive, nest or swarm to exist on their property. The prohibition does not restrict a professional beekeeper, defined as a person holding a current registration as a beekeeper with the Los Angeles County Department of Agriculture Commissioner, provided the activity is not otherwise prohibited under the county zoning code. Established hives or swarms on residential property are treated as a nuisance subject to abatement. Residents encountering a feral swarm should contact the city or a licensed removal service. Hobby backyard beekeeping is therefore effectively barred without county registration.
Maintaining or permitting an established beehive, nest or swarm without professional Los Angeles County beekeeper registration is a code violation subject to nuisance abatement and removal of the hive.
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