AB 2468 — Bees: apiaries: registration: colony relocation: administrative civil penalty.

Summary

Existing law, the Apiary Protection Act, provides for the regulation and management of apiaries. Existing law requires that registration of an apiary be filed with the agricultural commissioner of the county in which the apiary is located, or with the Secretary of Food and Agriculture if there is no agricultural commissioner in the county. Existing law requires every person who moves bees into the state or otherwise comes into possession of an apiary that is located within the state after the first day of January to register the number of colonies moved into the state or so acquired within 30 days after coming into possession of the apiary. This bill would instead require every person who moves bees into the state or otherwise comes into possession of such an apiary to register the name of the owner and the number and location of colonies moved into the state or so acquired within 30 days after coming into possession of the apiary. To the extent that the bill would impose additional duties on county agricultural commissioners, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law prohibits a person from maintaining any apiary that is not registered pursuant to the above-described provisions. This bill would instead provide that it is unlawful for a person to maintain any apiary that is not registered pursuant to those provisions. Existing law requires any person relocating a colony of bees from a registered apiary in one county to another county, where the apiary is currently not registered, to notify the destination county agricultural commissioner by telephone within 5 days of the first movement. This bill would instead require any such person relocating a colony of bees to make that notification within 72 hours of the first movement. Existing law provides that any apiary operator or his or her designated representative relocating a colony of bees within a county where the apiary is currently registered is not required to notify the county agricultural commissioner of the movement. This bill would instead require any apiary operator or his or her designated representative relocating a colony of bees within a county where the apiary is currently registered to notify the county agricultural commissioner of the movement. By imposing new notification requirements, a violation of which is a crime, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law makes it an infraction for any person to fail to comply with specified requirements governing bee management, and imposes specified penalties for each infraction, as prescribed. Existing law further subjects any person not complying with those requirements, or any notice or order issued pursuant to certain provisions or regulations, to a civil penalty of not more than $500 for each day that the violation continues. This bill would, on and after January 1, 2020, additionally authorize the secretary or a county agricultural commissioner, in lieu of prosecution, and in addition to any other penalties prescribed for violations of specified provisions regulating bee management, to impose an administrative civil penalty for a violation of certain requirements regulating the registration and identification of apiaries and the relocation of bee colonies, pursuant to a prescribed hearing and appeals process. This bill would also make various nonsubstantive changes. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/10/18 - Chaptered Current pdf September 10, 2018
• Enrolled 08/29/18 - Enrolled pdf August 29, 2018
• Amended 06/14/18 - Amended Senate pdf June 14, 2018
• Amended 03/23/18 - Amended Assembly pdf March 23, 2018
• Introduced 02/14/18 - Introduced pdf February 14, 2018
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Action History

1. September 10, 2018

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 320, Statutes of 2018.

2. September 10, 2018

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 05, 2018

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3 p.m.

4. August 27, 2018

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 80. Noes 0. Page 6624.).

5. August 22, 2018

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 24 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.

6. August 21, 2018

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 38. Noes 1. Page 5567.).

7. July 03, 2018

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. July 02, 2018

   From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

9. June 19, 2018

   From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 0.) (June 19). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

10. June 14, 2018

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

11. May 30, 2018

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

12. May 17, 2018

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

13. May 17, 2018

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 73. Noes 0. Page 5215.)

14. May 10, 2018

    Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.

15. May 09, 2018

    From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 16. Noes 0.) (May 9).

16. April 26, 2018

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 25). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

17. April 02, 2018

    Re-referred to Com. on AGRI.

18. March 23, 2018

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.

19. March 22, 2018

    Referred to Com. on AGRI.

20. February 15, 2018

    From printer. May be heard in committee March 17.

21. February 14, 2018

    Read first time. To print.

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• Joaquin Arambula · Primary

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