Nuisance bees; duty to exterminate.
Riverside Municipal Code § 8.20.020
in effect8.20.020 - Nuisance bees; duty to exterminate.
Bees, including Africanized Honey Bees shall be considered a public nuisance when they interfere with the normal use of private or public property or have shown unusual aggressive behavior toward a person or animal.
Every owner or person in charge of, or in possession of, any property on which nuisance bees are present shall proceed in good faith to endeavor to exterminate said bees.
(Ord. 6471 § 1, 1999; Ord. 6392 § 2, 1997; Ord. 4354 § 1 (part), 1976)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_TIT8AN_CH8.20BEAP_8.20.020NUBEDUEXFetched: 11/1/2026
