Article 11. Wax Salvage of California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 13. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 11.

29150.

No person shall remove, salvage, or attempt to salvage, any bees, comb, honey, royal jelly, pollen, beeswax, or frames from any diseased colony, including American foulbrood disease, except pursuant to this article or Section 29074.

29151.

All wax salvage operations with respect to diseased colonies shall be performed in an enclosure which is constructed in accordance with specifications, and in the manner set forth, in regulations of the director.

29152.

The director shall prepare and furnish to interested parties upon request, uniform specifications for the construction of wax salvage plants, and adopt regulations for the operation of the plants in a manner to prevent the spread of pests or disease from the plants.

29153.

Any person that desires to maintain and operate a plant for the salvaging of wax, hives, and appliances from diseased apiaries shall apply to the director for an annual license for each separate wax salvage plant.

29154.

The director shall make such investigations as the director determines are necessary and shall issue the license without fee if the director is satisfied that the plant is constructed in accordance with specifications in, and that the plant will be operated pursuant to, regulations adopted pursuant to this article.

29155.

A license is good for the calendar year within which it is issued and shall expire on December 31, of that year, unless it is revoked or suspended sooner.

29156.

Any license which is issued pursuant to this article may be revoked or suspended, or a license renewal may be refused by the director, after hearing, if the director finds that the licensee has not complied with this article and the regulations adopted pursuant to it.

29157.

To the greatest extent possible, the proceedings for all hearings under this article shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 11500) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. The director shall have all the powers which are granted by the chapter.