Section 79681 Of Article 6. Assessments And Records From California Food And Agricultural Code >> Division 22. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 28. >> Article 6.

. (a) The commission shall, not later than January 1 of each year, or as soon thereafter as possible, establish the assessment to be paid by the producers of 50 or more colonies for the marketing season.
  (b) The assessment shall be levied annually on all bee colonies in California on March 1 of each year and not be more than one dollar ($1) per colony.