Board directs staff to craft beekeeping rules that allow backyard hives while protecting native pollinators
The board authorized staff to work with the Agricultural Commission and other departments to draft ordinance amendments to permit appropriately scaled beekeeping in unincorporated areas, balancing hobby beekeepers' needs with native pollinator protections and fire/safety considerations.
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Supervisors directed staff to develop ordinance changes that would allow appropriately scaled beekeeping in unincorporated Santa Barbara County while protecting native pollinators, neighborhood compatibility and safety.
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