SECTIONS 29190-29195 - California Statutes

FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL CODE

SECTION 29190-29195

29190. The director may establish a system for certifying colony
strength for bees used in the pollination of agricultural crops.

29191. The colony strength of a bee colony shall be certified after
inspection on the basis of the number of active frames of bees or
the square inches of brood per colony, or both, using a sampling
system, approved by the director.

29192. The inspection and certification of colony strength of bees
may be made by department employees, the commissioner or persons
authorized by the commissioner, or persons appointed by the director.

29193. Inspection and certification shall be made at the request of
the beekeeper or agricultural producer involved. The party
requesting the inspection and certification shall pay for the
service. To the greatest extent possible, the inspector shall
endeavor to give the beekeeper advance notice of the scheduled date
of the inspection.

29194. The director may by regulation establish reasonable fees to
cover the cost of inspection and certification performed by
department employees and persons appointed by the director, other
than the agricultural commissioner.

29195. The board of supervisors of the county may establish
reasonable fees to cover the cost of inspection and certification
performed by the commissioner.