California

Food and Agricultural Code - FAC

9,659 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 27504 — “Candling” means the examination of the interior of eggs by use of a transmitted light.
• § 27505 — “Cold storage eggs” means eggs which have been in cold storage for a period of more than 30 days.
• § 27506 — “Committee” means the Shell Egg Advisory Committee.
• § 27507 — “Consumer” means any person who purchases eggs for his or her own family use or consumption; or any restaurant, hotel, boardinghouse, bakery, or other institution or concern which purchases eggs for s
• § 27508 — “Container” means any box, case, basket, carton, sack, bag, or any other device which is used to facilitate the handling of eggs.
• § 27509 — “Deceptive” means any arrangement of the contents of any container, or subcontainer, or of any lot, load, or display, in which the eggs in the outer layer or in any portion exposed to view are in qual
• § 27510 — “Egg handler” means a person engaged in the business of producing, candling, grading, packing, or otherwise preparing shell eggs or pasteurized in-shell eggs for market or who engages in the operation
• § 27510.1 — “Producer” means a person engaged in the business of producing eggs from domesticated fowl for human consumption, who is not in the business of candling, grading, packing, sorting, or otherwise prepar
• § 27511 — “Egg meats” means the white, yolk, or any part of eggs, in liquid, frozen, dried, or any other form, used, intended or held for use, in the preparation of, or to be a part of or mixed with, food or fo
• § 27512 — “Egg products” means egg meats.
• § 27513 — “Eggs” means eggs in the shell from chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, or any other species of fowl.
• § 27514 — “Incubated eggs” means eggs which have been in the course of incubation, whether natural or artificial.
• § 27515 — “Incubator rejects” means incubated eggs.
• § 27516 — “Marked” means plainly, legibly, and conspicuously labeled, stamped, stenciled, printed, or branded.
• § 27517 — “Mislabel” means the presence of any false, deceptive, or misleading mark, term, statement, design, device, inscription, or any other designation upon any eggs or upon any container or subcontainer of
• § 27518 — “Retailer” means any person who sells eggs to a consumer.
• § 27519 — “Shell eggs” means any in-shell eggs other than pasteurized in-shell eggs, as defined in Section 27519.
• § 27519.5 — “Shipped egg” means an egg that is produced outside the State of California and shipped into the state for purposes of resale or use by a direct user.
• § 27519.6 — “Pasteurized in-shell eggs” means in-shell eggs that have been pasteurized by any method approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration or the department.
• § 27520 — “Subcontainer” means any container when being used within another container.
• § 27521 — The purposes of this chapter are as follows: (a) To assure that healthful and wholesome eggs of known quality are sold in this state.
• § 27522 — “Eggs that are packaged for export” means those eggs destined for conveyance to any location outside the United States or its territories.
• § 27523 — “Eggs that are packaged for interstate commerce” means those eggs destined for sale outside the state.
• § 27531 — The director may adopt regulations relating to the preparation for market and marketing of shell eggs as he or she determines are reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
• § 27532 — The regulations relating to grade standards which are adopted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 27531 shall be consistent with the grade standards promulgated by the United States Department of A
• § 27533 — Regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter relating to egg shell surveillance inspection shall be consistent with any federal standards or procedures promulgated by the United States Department of A
• § 27534 — The director shall adopt regulations by which eggs which do not meet the size or appearance standards generally required for marketing but which are healthy for consumption may be sold directly to con
• § 27541 — Any person engaged in business in this state as an egg producer or egg handler, or any out-of-state egg handler or egg producer selling eggs into California, shall register with the secretary.
• § 27542 — The certificate of registration shall not be transferable to any person, or be applicable to any location other than the location for which originally issued, and shall be conspicuously displayed at s
• § 27551 — The following persons shall pay to the secretary a maximum fee of fifteen cents ($0.
• § 27552 — The fees provided in Section 27551 are maximum fees and shall be established at a lower rate by the secretary at any time the funds derived from the assessment are more than reasonably necessary to co
• § 27553 — The secretary may, by regulation, prescribe the frequency of payment of assessments, the procedures for payment, the procedures for refunds of payment, and penalties for late payment.
• § 27554 — The moneys which are received by the director pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement o
• § 27555 — The director may assess a special fee upon egg handlers who use descriptive terms on egg containers that require laboratory analysis to verify the terms.
• § 27561 — (a) The director shall enforce this chapter, and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 27561.5 — (a) The department may refuse to issue, or may suspend or revoke, a certificate of registration if either of the following occur: (1) The applicant fails to pay in full by the due date a fine, fee, as
• § 27562 — (a) The director shall determine the necessary amount to be expended by each county and the department to achieve adequate administration and enforcement of this chapter, including, but not limited to
• § 27563 — Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the commissioner of a county shall submit, in the form prescribed by the director, a statement to the director which shows the expenditures of funds i
• § 27564 — Each fiscal year the director shall prepare a statement which shows the receipt and expenditure for each county as well as those funds expended by the director during the fiscal year of funds provided
• § 27565 — The director may enter into an agreement with any commissioner for the enforcement of this chapter or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter.
• § 27566 — If any commissioner does not adequately and properly enforce the provisions of this chapter, or regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, or any agreement, as determined by the director, the direc
• § 27571 — (a) The secretary shall appoint a Shell Egg Advisory Committee consisting of 10 members, eight of whom shall be selected by the secretary from egg handlers and be representative of the egg industry.
• § 27571.1 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that egg handlers appointed to the Shell Egg Advisory Committee pursuant to this article are intended to represent and further the inte
• § 27572 — The term of office for each member, other than the member designated by the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association, of the committee shall be for three years.
• § 27573 — The committee shall be advisory to the Secretary of Food and Agriculture on all matters pertaining to standards for shell eggs.
• § 27574 — The committee shall meet at the call of its chairman, the director, or at the request of any three members of the committee.
• § 27581 — The director may bring an action to enjoin any violation or any threatened violation of this chapter or any regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter in the superior court in the county in which th
• § 27581.1 — (a) On or before January 1, 2017, the secretary shall adopt regulations classifying violations of this chapter, or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, as “minor,” subject to a penalty fro
• § 27581.2 — In lieu of seeking prosecution of any violation of this chapter, or the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, as a misdemeanor pursuant to Section 27671, the director may bring a civil action
• § 27581.4 — (a) The secretary, or a commissioner for violations in his or her county, may bring a civil action against any person who violates this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter, and
• § 27581.9 — A legal prosecution pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within three years of the occurrence of the violation.
• § 27582 — Except as provided in Section 27601, the director shall commence any civil action based on a violation of this chapter, and the regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter, which shall be limited to
• § 27583 — (a) In lieu of prosecution, the secretary or the commissioner may levy an administrative penalty, in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and in accordance with Section 27583.
• § 27583.2 — If the secretary levies an administrative penalty pursuant to Section 27583, the following shall apply: (a) The person charged with the violation shall be notified of the proposed action in accordance
• § 27583.4 — If a commissioner levies an administrative penalty pursuant to Section 27583, the following shall apply: (a) (1) Before an administrative penalty is levied, the person charged with the violation shall
• § 27584 — If a respondent in an administrative action agrees to stipulate to the notice of proposed action, a signed stipulation with the payment of the proposed administrative penalty shall be returned to the
• § 27585 — After the exhaustion of the appeal and review of procedures provided in this article, the secretary or commissioner, or his or her representative, may file a certified copy of a final decision that di
• § 27591 — Any enforcement officer may do any of the following: (a) Enter and inspect any place or conveyance within the county or district over which he has supervision, where any eggs are produced, candled, in
• § 27592 — Any enforcement officer may, while enforcing this chapter or any regulations adopted by the director pursuant to this chapter, issue a hold card for all or any part of any pack, load, lot, consignment
• § 27593 — A commissioner in each county or the director shall perform a point-of-origin inspection on the eggs in the county of their origin to ensure that the eggs inspected meet all applicable regulations.
• § 27594 — (a) The director, or the commissioner under the direction and supervision of the director, shall inspect eggs at the point of destination upon the request of a retailer or a consumer.
• § 27595 — The enforcing officer may, and, if requested by an enforcing officer of the state or county of destination, shall, affix a warning to any vehicle or other means of transportation, or to any eggs not p
• § 27596 — The warning notice, and disposal order which directs the proper disposition of eggs, and the disposal order receipt to be signed by an enforcing officer at destination which confirms that disposition,
• § 27597 — The enforcing officer at the point of destination of a load or lot shall determine that the load or lot has been delivered to the consignee at the destination which is specified in the order and shall
• § 27598 — It is unlawful for any person to deliver any eggs which are subject to a disposal order to any person or destination except the person or destination which is shown on the disposal order, unless he or
• § 27599 — It is unlawful for any person to dispose of any eggs which are subject to a disposal order prior to the release in writing of the load or lot by the enforcing officer at the point of destination.
• § 27600 — It is unlawful for any person to use or dispose of any eggs for which a disposal order has been issued, in any manner or for any purpose except the manner or purpose for which the disposal order was i
• § 27601 — (a) Upon the request of the director or an authorized representative, the district attorney of the county where the eggs and their containers that are a public nuisance are found, shall maintain, in t
• § 27611 — Any sample which is taken in accordance with the prescribed sampling procedure is prima facie evidence of the true condition of the entire lot in the examination of which the sample was taken.
• § 27621 — Any person, forwarding company, or common carrier may decline to ship or transport any eggs if it is notified by an enforcement officer that the eggs are found to be not in conformity with any provisi
• § 27631 — It is unlawful for any person to violate any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted by the director pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
• § 27632 — It is unlawful for any person to mark any eggs which were not produced in this state “Produced in California” or represent them in any manner to be a product of this state.
• § 27633 — It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of an egg handler without first registering as an egg handler as provided for in Article 3 (commencing with Section 27541).
• § 27634 — It is unlawful for any person to sell or use any container or subcontainer of eggs which bears a name, a trademark, or a trade name unless the seller or user is entitled to use the name, trademark, or
• § 27635 — It is unlawful for any person to sell or represent as chicken eggs, eggs from any other species of fowl, or mixed eggs from more than one species of fowl, or eggs from ducks, turkeys, geese, or any sp
• § 27636 — It is unlawful for any person to sell as “fresh eggs,” “ranch eggs,” or “farm eggs,” or to represent as being fresh, any eggs which are below the quality of grade A or which have been held in cold sto
• § 27637 — It is unlawful for any person to make any statement, representation, or assertion orally, by public outcry, or proclamation, or in writing, or by any other manner or means whatever concerning the qual
• § 27638 — It is unlawful for any person to fail to comply with any lawful order of an enforcement officer, or of any court, in any proceeding pursuant to this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this
• § 27639 — It is unlawful for any person to do any of the following: (a) Refuse to submit any eggs or any container, subcontainer, lot, load, or display of eggs to the inspection of any enforcement officer.
• § 27640 — It is unlawful for any person to move any eggs or their containers to which any warning tag, hold card, or notice has been affixed or to remove the warning tag, hold card, or notice from the place whe
• § 27641 — It is unlawful for any person to prepare, pack, place, deliver for shipment, deliver for sale, load, ship, transport, or sell eggs in the shell unless the eggs and their containers conform to all of t
• § 27642 — It shall be presumed from the fact of possession by any person engaged in the sale of eggs that such eggs are for sale for human consumption unless they have been denatured and the containers are labe
• § 27643 — (a) It is unlawful for an egg handler, as defined in Section 27510, to hold, store, transport, or display eggs that are packed or graded for human consumption unless the eggs are held, stored, transpo
• § 27644 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (c), it is unlawful for an egg handler, as defined in Section 27510, to sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale eggs that are packed or graded for human consumpt
• § 27644.5 — (a) It is unlawful for an egg handler, as defined in Section 27510, to sell, offer for sale, or expose for sale pasteurized in-shell eggs that are packed for human consumption unless both of the follo
• § 27651 — It is unlawful for any person to sell to any retailer, consumer, or institution consumer, any eggs which are ungraded as to quality and size, except that the director, upon the written application of
• § 27652 — During an emergency which is proclaimed pursuant to Section 27651, producers in the area in which the emergency has been proclaimed to exist may sell to any retailer, consumer, or institution consumer
• § 27661 — Every egg handler shall register with the director each brand name which is intended for use by the handler on a master container of eggs, other than a container made of corrugated fiber.
• § 27662 — It is unlawful for a brand registrant or his authorized agent or employees to pack eggs into a master container which does not bear the registrant’s brand, or to transport or sell eggs in such contain
• § 27663 — Any person who, without prior authorization, acquires possession of a master container which bears a brand belonging to someone else, shall, at his or her own expense, return the container to the regi
• § 27664 — Every person who operates a container exchange business for master containers of eggs shall obtain a license from the director.
• § 27665 — The director shall issue licenses to persons engaged in the container exchange business for master containers of eggs pursuant to such regulations as the director deems necessary to protect the shell
• § 27666 — Every licensee shall file with the director the name and address of each person or firm that has contracted to use the exchange services, and shall return all containers bearing a registered brand to
• § 27667 — A licensee may sell containers which do not have a registered brand, and the ownership of which cannot be determined, to egg handlers.
• § 27668 — The director may suspend or revoke any license for failure to comply with the provisions of Sections 27664, 27666, or 27667 or regulations adopted by the director relating to activities which must be
• § 27669 — It is unlawful for any common carrier or private carrier for hire, except those which are engaged in transporting eggs and containers of eggs to and from farms where eggs are produced, to receive or t
• § 27671 — (a) The following persons are guilty of a misdemeanor: (1) Any person who violates Section 27632, 27638, 27639, 27640, or 27672.
• § 27672 — It is unlawful for any person to fail to appear in court at the time and place designated in any written promise to appear given after arrest pursuant to this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuan
• § 27673 — Unless a person who is arrested for the transportation of eggs in violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant to this chapter demands the right of an immediate appear
• § 27680 — If the grade determination and size determination required by this chapter are performed at a location outside of this state, the records relating to eggs of any person registered under this chapter a
• § 27681 — A registrant whose out-of-state location is inspected shall reimburse the department for actual and necessary expenses incurred during the inspection.
• § 27682 — The actual and necessary expenses of the department for each inspection of an out-of-state location may not exceed either of the following: (a) The actual and necessary expenses, not to exceed the sta
• § 27683 — The department shall attempt to schedule as many out-of-state inspections as feasible within an area on each inspection trip.
• § 27684 — The department shall perform sufficient inspections of the records of out-of-state registrants to ensure that out-of-state registrants selling eggs into California pay the appropriate fees as required
• § 27685 — Before receiving a registration as required by this chapter, an applicant whose home office or principal place of business is outside of this state shall file with the department the name of an agent
• § 27686 — All shipped eggs shall be transported under refrigeration in compliance with California statutes and regulations.
• § 27687 — (a) If the department determines that eggs are not in compliance with this chapter or that they have been shipped without the handler or producer first securing the required registration and being cur
• § 27688 — Each registrant shall submit a report as designated by the department and remit any fees due on a monthly basis.
• § 27688.5 — Any out-of-state registrant who fails to promptly submit required reports or pay required fees is subject to the criminal penalties specified in this chapter.
• § 27689 — The report required by Section 27688 shall give a complete breakdown of all sales of graded and ungraded eggs into California, listing the individual plant or person to whom eggs were sold and indicat
• § 27690 — All brokers registered with California shall itemize in their reports a true and complete list of all eggs brokered into and within California.
• § 281 — The director may direct suit in the name of the people of the state, as plaintiff, to be brought for the recovery of any license or other fee against any person required to take out a license or pay a
• § 282 — In cases where the director may perform sampling, grading, testing, inspection, or certification services in relation to any agricultural product, or identification services in relation to root or top
• § 283 — In lieu of collecting fees in advance pursuant to Section 282, the director may, if he deems it necessary, accept a bond which guarantees payment of the fees.
• § 284 — If the director finds that any amount not in excess of five dollars ($5) which is due pursuant to this code is so small as not to justify the cost of its collection or believes that its collection is
• § 29 — “County” includes city and county.
• § 29000 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: A healthy and vibrant apiary industry is important to the economy and welfare of the people of the State of California.
• § 29001 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as, the “Apiary Protection Act.
• § 29002 — “Apiary” includes bees, comb, hives, appliances, or colonies, wherever they are kept, located, or found.
• § 29003 — “Appliance” means any implement or other device which is used in handling and manipulating bees or comb, any container of bees or comb, or any other equipment which is used in the practice of apicultu
• § 29004 — “Bees” means honey-producing insects of the genus Apis.
• § 29005 — “Board” means the Apiary Board.
• § 29005.5 — “Broker” means a person or entity that receives a monetary profit from the managing of beehives, hive equipment, or honey bees that they do not own, but have control of, through a private or public ag
• § 29006 — “Colony” means one hive and its contents, including bees, comb, and appliances.
• § 29007 — “Comb” includes all materials which are normally deposited into hives by bees.
• § 29008 — “Commissioner” means a county agricultural commissioner.
• § 29009 — “Pest” includes American foulbrood or any other infectious disease, parasite, pest, or hereditary disease that affects bees that the secretary declares by regulations, in consultation with the associa
• § 29010 — “Infected,” “infested,” “contaminated,” or “diseased” includes a viable stage of a life cycle of a “pest” as defined in Section 29009 can be demonstrated to exist on or within the colony population or
• § 29011 — “Hive” means any receptacle or container, or part of any receptacle or container, which is made or prepared for the use of bees, or which is inhabited by bees.
• § 29012 — “Inspector” means any person who has received a certificate issued by the department with curriculum approved by the secretary and who is authorized to enforce this chapter.
• § 29013 — “Location” means any premises upon which an apiary is located.
• § 29020 — There is in the department the Apiary Board, consisting of seven members appointed by the secretary, six of whom shall be registered beekeepers who reside in California and who are representative of t
• § 29021 — Upon the director’s request, the board shall submit to the director the names of three or more natural persons, each of whom shall be a citizen and resident of this state and not a producer, shipper,
• § 29022 — It is hereby declared, as a matter of legislative determination, that beekeepers appointed to the board are intended to represent and further the interest of a particular agricultural industry concern
• § 29023 — In making his or her selection of the membership of the board, the director shall take into consideration the recommendations of the beekeeping industry, including, but not limited to, the California
• § 29024 — The term of office of the members of the board is four years.
• § 29025 — The secretary may appoint a department representative as the secretary to the board.
• § 29026 — The board shall be advisory to the director on all matters related to the beekeeping industry and may make recommendations on all matters affecting the activities of the department in relation to the
• § 29027 — The board shall meet at the call of the director or at the request of any three members of the board.
• § 29028 — Each member of the board shall serve without compensation, but each member shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in attending meetings of the board
• § 29030.5 — The beekeeper, apiary owner, apiary operator, or the person in possession of an apiary, in addition to the annual assessment fee prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 29030, shall pay to the direct
• § 29031 — The assessment fees shall be payable to the director on July 1 of each year.
• § 29032 — (a) Any funds collected by the director pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to be used for the control of pests, and research related to the bee
• § 29040 — Every person that is the owner, broker, or is in possession of an apiary that is located within the state, on the first day of January of each year, shall register the number of colonies in each apiar
• § 29041 — Notwithstanding the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 29042 — Every person who moves bees into the state or otherwise comes into possession of an apiary that is located within the state after the first day of January, shall register the name of the owner and the
• § 29043 — Registration of an apiary shall be filed with the commissioner of the county in which the apiary is located, or with the director if there is no commissioner in the county.
• § 29044 — (a) Each beekeeper, apiary owner, apiary operator, broker, or person in possession of any apiary, shall pay, in addition to any other fees imposed under this chapter, an annual registration fee not to
• § 29045 — It is unlawful for a person to maintain any apiary that is not registered pursuant to this article.
• § 29046 — (a) No person shall maintain an apiary on premises other than that of his or her residence unless the apiary is identified as follows: (1) By a sign that is prominently displayed on the entrance side
• § 29047 — Any person who owns or is in possession of an apiary may bring an action to recover damages for any injury to the apiary by reason of any pest control operation if the person has complied with Section
• § 29048 — Any pesticide applicator who experiences any loss because of a beekeeper’s failure to request notification of a pesticide application pursuant to Section 29101, or pursuant to any department rule or r
• § 29049 — The owner of any apiary equipment may apply to the director for a serial number brand for use on apiary equipment which he or she owns.
• § 29050 — Upon receipt of the application and fee, the director shall register a serial number brand to the applicant.
• § 29051 — If a serial number brand is used on wooden equipment, it shall be burned into the wood in numbers which are at least one-half inch in height.
• § 29052 — Serial number brands are transferrable.
• § 29053 — (a) If the purchaser does not have a registered brand number, he or she may use a brand acquired by purchase if a bill of sale on the purchased brand number is forwarded by registered mail to the dire
• § 29054 — If ownership of branded equipment is transferred, the original brand shall not be defaced or obliterated.
• § 29055 — It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession any apiary equipment which is branded with any serial number brand other than his or her own unless he or she has a bill of sale which he
• § 29056 — It is unlawful for any person to do any one of the following: (a) Use any serial number brand unless it is registered pursuant to this article provided that the National Crime Identification Center (N
• § 29057 — Any funds collected by the secretary pursuant to this article shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, are hereby co
• § 29070 — (a) Any person relocating a colony of bees from a registered apiary in one county to another county, where the apiary is not registered for the current calendar year, shall notify the destination comm
• § 29070.5 — Any apiary operator or the apiary operator’s designated representative relocating a colony of bees within a county where the apiary is currently registered shall notify the commissioner of the movemen
• § 29071 — It is lawful for any person when under the supervision of the local county agricultural commissioner, except when prohibited by other provisions of this chapter, to do any of the following: (a) Transp
• § 29072 — No person shall move or transport any bees, comb, appliances, or colonies within the state that contain pests, except for abatement pursuant to this chapter or for research pursuant to Section 29074.
• § 29073 — The inspector, in a summary manner, may destroy, where required, any and all colonies, bees, combs, or hives that contain pests that are unlawfully moved within the state wherever they may be found.
• § 29074 — The secretary, by written permit, subject to conditions the secretary may determine are necessary to protect the beekeeping industry of this state, may authorize federal and state agencies to transpor
• § 29080 — As used in this article and in Article 7 (commencing with Section 29100) “director” means the Director of Pesticide Regulation.
• § 29080.5 — The director may, after notice and hearing, establish regions for the notification of apiary owners relative to pesticide applications if the director determines that the notification could be effecti
• § 29081 — Upon the establishment of a notification region, the director shall designate one of the commissioners within the region as the coordinator for the region.
• § 29082 — The coordinator may receive money from any source and shall deposit the funds in the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund, or with the approval of the director, in the county treasury, for expendit
• § 29100 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that bees perform a valuable service to agriculture in this state.
• § 29101 — (a) Each beekeeper shall report to the commissioner of the county in which the beekeeper’s apiary is located, on a form approved by the secretary, each location of apiaries for which notification of p
• § 29102 — (a) The director shall adopt regulations necessary to minimize the hazard to bees, while still providing for the reasonable and necessary application of pesticides toxic to bees to blossoming plants.
• § 29103 — Failure of a beekeeper to remove hives from a specific location, except during specific periods of time, as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 29102 after notification, shall not prevent the appli
• § 29110 — The secretary may adopt by regulation and establish, maintain, and enforce a quarantine at the boundaries of, or within, the state, to protect the bee industry against the introduction or spread of an
• § 29111 — If any quarantine is established pursuant to this article, no person shall move any bees, comb, hive, or appliance, across the lines established by the quarantine except pursuant to the regulations of
• § 29112 — If an inspector finds any pest or disease which is known to be contagious in any apiary, the inspector may hold the apiary and may require that abatement be performed under his or her direct supervisi
• § 29113 — If notice that an apiary is being held has been given pursuant to Section 29112, no person shall move the apiary, or any part of the apiary, or any other bee equipment from the location, unless the pe
• § 29114 — Upon request of the owner of any apiary which is held pursuant to an order by an inspector, the inspector shall release the hold order by issuing a permit to move the apiary if the inspector determine
• § 29120 — Except as otherwise provided in Section 29121, no person shall import or transport into the state any comb, bees on comb, queen bees, package bees, bee semen, or any used hive or used appliance, unles
• § 29121 — (a) A person may import or transport any of the following into the state without complying with the requirements prescribed by Section 29120: (1) Packaged comb honey.
• § 29122 — Except as provided in Section 29123, the certificate required by Section 29120 shall be signed by the State Entomologist, State Apiary Inspector, or comparable officer in charge of apiary inspection f
• § 29123 — In lieu of the requirements of Section 29122, the certificate required by Section 29120 may be a California certificate of inspection issued pursuant to Sections 29140 to 29145, inclusive, and showing
• § 29124 — Any shipment of bees on comb, used hives, or used appliances arriving in this state which is not accompanied by, where required by Section 29120, a valid certificate shall be refused entry and returne
• § 29125 — The certificates required by Section 29120 are valid only during the inspection season in which they were issued, except that a certificate that covers a shipment arriving prior to April 1 from a loca
• § 29126 — (a) If any bees, comb, hives, or appliances entering California are found to be diseased at the time of inspection in this state within 30 days after arrival, the inspector may hold the apiary, lot, o
• § 29127 — Any American foulbrood disease or other disease found pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 29126 shall be abated pursuant to Article 14 (commencing with Section 29200) of this chapter.
• § 29128 — After the American foulbrood disease or other disease has been abated, the inspector may release the hold order, if the release can be made without menace or harm from the disease to the bee industry
• § 29140 — As used in this article, “certificate” means the certification by a commissioner, or an inspector of the condition of any apiary which is to be transported to another state or country.
• § 29141 — The board of supervisors of any county may estalish a schedule of fees for certificates for bees on comb to be paid by persons that request the certificates.
• § 29142 — No fee shall be charged for certification required by any law, regulation, or requirement of the United States.
• § 29143 — The schedule of fees for the certificates shall be based upon the estimated cost of the inspection.
• § 29144 — A commissioner shall make reasonable inspection as may be necessary to determine the facts which are required by the state or country of intended destination and shall issue a certificate that states
• § 29145 — It is unlawful for any person to alter, deface, or misuse any certificate issued pursuant to this article.
• § 29150 — No person shall remove, salvage, or attempt to salvage, any bees, comb, honey, royal jelly, pollen, beeswax, or frames from any diseased colony, including American foulbrood disease, except pursuant t
• § 29151 — All wax salvage operations with respect to diseased colonies shall be performed in an enclosure which is constructed in accordance with specifications, and in the manner set forth, in regulations of t
• § 29152 — The director shall prepare and furnish to interested parties upon request, uniform specifications for the construction of wax salvage plants, and adopt regulations for the operation of the plants in a
• § 29153 — Any person that desires to maintain and operate a plant for the salvaging of wax, hives, and appliances from diseased apiaries shall apply to the director for an annual license for each separate wax s
• § 29154 — The director shall make such investigations as the director determines are necessary and shall issue the license without fee if the director is satisfied that the plant is constructed in accordance wi