Section 29207 Of Article 14. Apiary Inspection From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 13. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 14.
29207
. If American foulbrood is found in an apiary, the abatement
shall be by killing the bees in the infested colonies and disposing
of the hives and their contents, together with any other infested
comb, hives, and associated appliances which are found in the apiary,
in one of the following ways:
(a) By delivery to a licensed wax salvage plant pursuant to this
chapter.
(b) By burning in a manner as set forth in Section 29208, the
contents of the diseased colonies, including the bees, comb, and
associated frames, together with any other diseased combs, and
associated frames, which are found in the apiary in one of the
following ways and disinfecting by scorching the hive bodies, covers,
bottom boards, supers, and appliances associated with them:
(1) Burning in a pit and burying the ashes not less than two feet
below the surface of the ground.
(2) Burning in an incinerator approved by the director. This
section does not prevent federal and state research agencies from
securing, transporting, and maintaining infested bees, comb, hives,
appliances, or colonies pursuant to Section 29074.