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Pets, chickens and bees in San Jacinto

San Jacinto'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 San Jacinto Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What San Jacinto's code says

San Jacinto code What San Jacinto's code adds
Bees
  • Yes, at most 2 bee colonies.
    Applies: Applies to tracts of 1/4 acre or less.
    § 8.12.070 · code text
    1. One-quarter acre or less tract size: two colonies,
  • Yes, at most 4 bee colonies.
    Applies: Applies to tracts more than 1/4 acre but less than 1/2 acre.
    § 8.12.070 · code text
    2. More than one-quarter acre but less than one-half acre tract size: four colonies,
  • Yes, at most 6 bee colonies.
    Applies: Applies to tracts more than 1/2 acre but less than 1 acre.
    § 8.12.070 · code text
    3. More than one-half acre but less than one acre tract size: six colonies,
  • Yes, at most 8 bee colonies.
    Applies: Applies to tracts of 1 acre or larger.
    § 8.12.070 · code text
    4. One acre or larger tract size: eight colonies,
  • Yes, with no limit on the number of colonies.
    Applies: Applies, on any tract size, when all hives are at least 200 feet from every property line of the tract.
    § 8.12.070 · code text
    5. Regardless of tract size, where all hives are situated at least two hundred (200) feet in any direction from all property lines of the tract on which the apiary is situated, there shall be no limit to the number of colonies,
  • Yes, with no limit on the number of colonies.
    Applies: Applies, on any tract size, while all other property within at least 200 feet of any hive stays undeveloped.
    § 8.12.070 · code text
    6. Regardless of tract size, so long as all property, other than the tract upon which the hives are situated, that is within a radius of at least two hundred (200) feet from any hive remains undeveloped property, there shall be no limit to the number of colonies.
  • yes; one nucleus colony per two authorized colonies
    Applies: Nucleus colony in a hive structure not exceeding one standard nine and five-eighths inch depth ten frame hive body with no supers attached; must be disposed of or combined within thirty (30) days after acquisition
    § 8.12.070 · code text
    For each two colonies authorized under subsection A of this section, there may be maintained upon the same tract one nucleus colony in a hive structure not exceeding one standard nine and five-eighths inch depth ten frame hive body with no supers attached as required from time to time for managements of swarms.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in San Jacinto?

San Jacinto's code: Yes, at most 2 bee colonies. (Applies to tracts of 1/4 acre or less.) (§ 8.12.070); Yes, at most 4 bee colonies. (Applies to tracts more than 1/4 acre but less than 1/2 acre.) (§ 8.12.070).

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