Chapter 15.05 — BEES

Bell Gardens Municipal Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-10-01 · Bell Gardens

§ 15.05.010. Bees.¶

No person shall keep or maintain, or suffer or permit to be kept or maintained, upon premises owned or controlled by him or it in the city, a hive of bees. This section shall not apply to the keeping of bees within an educational institution for study or observation or within a physician's office or laboratory for medical research, treatment or other scientific purposes, provided they are not permitted to fly at large. A violation of this section is an infraction. (Formerly 15.04.560; Ord. 377 § 1, 1977; Ord. 508 § 7, 1985)

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