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Pets, chickens and bees in Sierra Madre

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

What Sierra Madre's code says

Sierra Madre code What Sierra Madre's code adds
Bees
  • Allowed, but no hive within 200 feet of any home other than the beekeeper's.
    § 6.08.040 · code text
    It is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep to maintain or suffer or permit to be kept or maintained, upon premises owned or controlled by him/her or it in the city, any hive of bees within two hundred feet of any dwelling house other than that occupied by the owner or person in control of such bees.
Chickens
  • Up to 24 of any one kind or mix of fowl, rabbits and similar small animals.
    Applies: Any premises; kept at least 50 feet from others' homes and 100 feet from any street.
    § 6.08.010 · code text
    It is declared to be a nuisance and it is unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep on any premises owned or controlled by him/her or it more than twenty-four in number of any one kind or combination of:
Coop setback
  • At least 50 feet from any home not your own, and 100 feet from any street.
    Applies: Fowl, rabbits and similar small animals.
    § 6.08.010 · code text
    or to keep the fowl or hares or rabbits or other small animals within one hundred feet of any street.

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Frequently asked questions

Can I keep chickens or bees at my home in Sierra Madre?

Sierra Madre's code: Up to 24 of any one kind or mix of fowl, rabbits and similar small animals. (Any premises; kept at least 50 feet from others' homes and 100 feet from any street.) (§ 6.08.010); Allowed, but no hive within 200 feet of any home other than the beekeeper's. (§ 6.08.040).

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