Upland, CA Animal Ordinances: Beekeeping (2026)

Upland's Municipal Code Title 6 (Animals) is organized into Chapter 6.04 General Provisions, Chapter 6.08 Potentially Dangerous and/or Vicious Dogs, Chapter 6.12 Potbelly Pigs, and Chapter 6.16 Homing Pigeons. None of these chapters establishes rules, setbacks, or permits for honeybee hives, so there is no dedicated beekeeping ordinance in the city's animal code. The residential zoning regulations focus on prohibiting poultry and livestock and do not list beekeeping as a permitted accessory use. Where a city code is silent, residents should not assume hives are automatically allowed; the Planning Division should be consulted to confirm whether apiaries are a permitted, conditional, or prohibited use on a given parcel and whether a nuisance standard applies. Separately, California law (Food and Agricultural Code Sections 29040 and following) requires beekeepers to register the location of their apiaries annually with the county agricultural commissioner, which for Upland is the San Bernardino County Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer. Because Upland is a built-out suburban city with small residential lots, anyone considering hives should verify both the local zoning position and the state registration requirement before keeping bees.