Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29190. Section 29190.
The director may establish a system for certifying colony strength for bees used in the pollination of agricultural crops.
ARTICLE 13. Colony Strength [29190. - 29195.]
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC 13.
in effectCal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29191. Section 29191.
The colony strength of a bee colony shall be certified after inspection on the basis of the number of active frames of bees per colony, as determined by either cluster count or frame count, or both, or another method approved by the secretary.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29192. Section 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.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29193. Section 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.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29194. Section 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.
Cal. Food and Agricultural Code - FAC § 29195. Section 29195.
The board of supervisors of the county may establish reasonable fees to cover the cost of inspection and certification performed by the commissioner.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026