ARTICLE 14. Apiary Inspection [29200. - 29213.]
Article 14 added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.
§§ 29200–29213 · 14 sections
- § 29200 The Legislature finds that in order to ensure the vitality of the apiary industry, to protect the welfare of the people of the State of California, as well as…
- § 29201 (a) The secretary, or the commissioner, or any inspector acting under their direction, may enter if they determine it to be necessary, any location where an…
- § 29202 If, in the course of an inspection authorized by Section 29201, the inspector finds or has reason to suspect that there are pests in the apiary, the inspector…
- § 29203 (a) If infestation is found in an apiary, the inspector shall notify the owner, broker, or person in charge or possession of the apiary in writing. The notice…
- § 29204 Every infested apiary is a public nuisance. The owner, broker, or person in charge or possession of any apiary, upon finding an infestation to be present, or…
- § 29205 The notice may be served upon the broker or the person that has possession or that owns the infested apiary, personally or by certified mail to their last…
- § 29206 If the infestation found in an apiary is American foulbrood, the time specified in the notice shall not be less than 24 hours nor more than 48 hours from the…
- § 29207 If American foulbrood is found in an apiary, the abatement shall be by killing the bees in the infested colonies and disposing of the hives and their contents,…
- § 29208 (a) If abatement is by burning or hazardous waste disposal, the person abating shall act in accordance with applicable air pollution control district or air…
- § 29209 If the owner, broker, or person in charge or possession of an apiary in which an infestation is found to exist cannot be located after diligent search by the…
- § 29210 If an abatement notice as required by this article has been served upon the owner or bailee of an apiary, the owner or bailee, before the expiration of the…
- § 29211 In those instances when the inspector has sealed the infested hive after making a field determination, if a beekeeper appeals the inspector’s field…
- § 29212 The specimen shall be subjected to a laboratory diagnosis by the director, or at his or her direction. The written determination which sets forth the findings…
- § 29213 The disease which is named by the director in a written response to the appeal may be abated pursuant to this chapter. Pending the determination of the…