Pets, chickens and bees in La Mesa: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the La Mesa Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Bees	Hives at least 100 feet from the outer edge of the traveled part of a public road. Applies: Applies where bees are allowed. § 8.04.040 · code text and in no case shall an apiary be placed, kept, or allowed to remain within one hundred feet of the exterior line of the traveled portion of a public road. Hives at least 600 feet from any dwelling other than the keeper's own. Applies: Applies where bees are allowed. § 8.04.040 · code text No person shall place, or keep an apiary, or cause or allow an apiary to remain closer than six hundred feet to any dwelling other than a dwelling occupied by such person.
Chickens	No roosters, peafowl or other animals or poultry that make loud or raucous cries. § 8.04.050 · code text No person shall keep any species or sex of animal or poultry, including but not limited to roosters and peafowl, which emits loud or raucous cries.

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Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in La Mesa?

La Mesa's code: No roosters, peafowl or other animals or poultry that make loud or raucous cries. (§ 8.04.050); Hives at least 100 feet from the outer edge of the traveled part of a public road. (Applies where bees are allowed.) (§ 8.04.040).

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