Section 29032 Of Article 3. Apiary Assessments From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 13. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 3.
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. (a) Any funds collected by the director pursuant to this
article shall be deposited in the Department of Food and Agriculture
Fund to be used for the control of pests, and research related to the
bee industry, as advised by the board and approved by the director,
and to carry out Article 2 (commencing with Section 29020).
(b) The director shall pay by contract entered into pursuant to
this section, five-eighths of the funds received from apiary
assessments to the counties as reimbursement for costs incurred by
the commissioner in the administration and enforcement of this
chapter. The payment shall be apportioned to the commissioner in
relation to each county's expenditure for the administration and
enforcement of the chapter. The director, after consulting with the
board, shall establish standards of performance for administration
and enforcement. The director shall make the payments to each county
only if the commissioner acts in compliance with a contract entered
into between the director and the commissioner.