California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 29321

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 143, Sec. 1. (AB 861) Effective January 1, 2018.

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).

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Cal. Food & Agric. Code § 29321 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/fac/division-13-bee-management-and-honey-production/chapter-1-bees/article-16-africanized-honey-bees/section-29321

Other sections in Article 16 - Africanized Honey Bees

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