Any hive or comparable apparatus that is not occupied by a live bee colony, and that is accessible to bees, is a public nuisance. The hive or apparatus shall be subject to abatement in the manner provided for in Article 14 (commencing with Section 29200).
Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 29321
Africanized Honey Bees
Known as the Apiary Protection Act
The act spans §§ 29000–29322 (136 sections).
Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 143, Sec. 1
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