Food and Agricultural Code section 29177

Any hive or appliance which contains any comb that is not occupied by a live bee colony and that is accessible to bees constitutes a public nuisance. The hive or appliance shall be subject to abatement in the same manner as is provided in Article 14 (commencing with Section 29200) of this chapter for abatement of disease.

Source: Section 29177, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=29177. (updated Jan. 1, 1987; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/food_and_agricultural_code_section_29177

Original Source: Section 29177, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=FAC§ionNum=29177. (last accessed May 12, 2025).