Agriculture Permits

All beekeepers within the county are required to register their colonies with the County Commissioner. The purpose of registration is designed to bring beekeepers and pesticide applicators together by tracking and safeguarding hive locations across California. Beekeepers can register at their County Department of Agriculture or through Calagpermits/BeeWhere. The registration fee is $10 per beekeeper. Beekeepers are also required to make notifications to the county of origin and destination county, within 72 hours of any hive movement. Beekeepers can register through BeeWhere to receive bee-toxic pesticide application notifications from growers that have commercial crops within a mile of the beehive locations.

Industrial Hemp

California requirements for industrial hemp cultivation can be found in Division 24 of the California Food and Agricultural Code (FAC) and in Title 3 of the California Code of Regulations (CCR). It is important to understand the cultivation requirements outlined in laws and regulations. Information is available from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) website.

In accordance with FAC Sections 81003 and 81004 and CCR Section 4901, industrial hemp growers and breeders are required to register with the county agricultural commissioner prior to planting. Mendocino County Ordinance Chapter 10A.18 places additional restrictions on industrial hemp cultivation above state requirements.

A Certified Producer Certificate (CPC) is required for all agricultural products that are to be sold
at the market. CPCs must be filled in completely, including varieties of all commodities. For example, Tomato is a commodity and Sweet 100 is a variety of that commodity. We are no longer able to accept “various” or “unknown” as a variety so please know what you are planting and planning to sell when you supply our office with your information. Look under forms for a sample CPC. These forms are not valid until they are signed and embossed at the Agricultural Commissioners office.

Please note: Due to the time intensive process of creating CPCs, we are unable to process CPCs on a same day basis. Please be prepared to drop off, or send, your information along with a valid phone number so we can call you when the CPC is ready for pick up.