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 or she obtained from the registered owner of the serial brand number.
Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 29055
Registration and Identification of Apiaries
Known as the Apiary Protection Act
The act spans §§ 29000–29322 (136 sections).
Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.