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Pets, chickens and bees in Pacific Grove

Pacific Grove's own rules on pets, chickens and bees, with the code text for every value.

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

What Pacific Grove's code says

Pacific Grove code What Pacific Grove's code adds
Bees
  • Allowed with a permit from the city manager.
    Applies: Applies to bees and bee swarms in boxes or hives.
    § 10.08.030 · code text
    (b) Bees and bee swarms in boxes or hives;
Chickens
  • Allowed with a permit from the city manager.
    § 10.08.030 · code text
    (c) Chickens;
Permit
  • A city manager permit is needed for cats and dogs over the limit, bees in boxes or hives, and chickens.
    § 10.08.030 · code text
    In any of the following cases, animals may be maintained within the city limits upon first obtaining a permit from the city manager, or delegee, after a finding that the maintenance thereof will not be contrary to the purposes of this chapter, a public or private nuisance, nor detrimental to property values or human health or safety:
Pet limit
  • Up to 3 cats or dogs, or a mix.
    Applies: Applies to a parcel with a single-family home, or any other parcel under one owner.
    § 10.08.020 · code text
    Three cats or dogs or a combination thereof on a parcel of land improved with a dwelling designed for a single family, or on any other parcel of land under a single ownership;
  • Up to 2 cats or dogs, or one of each.
    Applies: Applies to a duplex unit, apartment or unit in a multi-unit development.
    § 10.08.020 · code text
    Two cats or dogs or one of each in a duplex unit, apartment or a unit of a multiple-dwelling development;

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Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Pacific Grove?

Pacific Grove's code: Allowed with a permit from the city manager. (§ 10.08.030); Allowed with a permit from the city manager. (Applies to bees and bee swarms in boxes or hives.) (§ 10.08.030).

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