SECTIONS 29080-29082 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 29080-29082

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 effectively accomplished on a regional basis and that there would
be sufficient interest among beekeepers and pest control operators to
make substantial participation in a regional notification system
likely. The regions may be composed of more than one county or
portions of counties, but no single county or portion of a county may
become an entire region.

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. The coordinator may receive, upon
request, any necessary technical assistance from the University of
California, other commissioners, and the department in the
development of a regional notification system.

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
expenditure pursuant to the purposes of this article, upon
appropriation therefor by the Legislature, or, if the funds are
deposited in the county treasury, by the county board of supervisors.
The director may, if he or she determines that it is necessary,
establish fees for beekeepers and pest control operators who
participate. The fees may, if necessary, vary for different regions,
but shall in no case be greater than the amount necessary to defray
the expenses of that region. If an unexpended surplus exists for more
than two consecutive years, the surplus funds shall be transferred
to the beekeeping program. If the operation of the system is
suspended or terminated, any unexpended moneys shall be deposited in
the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund to be used as prescribed
in Section 29032.