Madera County Municipal Code Ch. 6.20 Bees

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For statutory regulations regarding apiaries, see Agric. Code § 2900l et seq.; for statutory provision naming the commissioner of each county as ex officio state inspector, see Agric. Code § 29031; for provision that the director may make such regulations as are reasonable and necessary to enforce statutes, see Agric. Code § 29032.

A. As used in this section, "person" includes every person, firm, and corporation.

B. Every person maintaining an apiary on premises other than that of his residence shall identify such apiary by affixing a sign thereto showing the name of the owner or person in possession of the apiary, his address, his telephone number, if any, and if there is no telephone, a statement of that fact.

C. Such person shall affix such sign on the longer side of the hive or longer side of the super, prominently located on the entrance side of the apiary, and shall at all times maintain such sign thereon. Such signs shall be in black letters at least one inch in height on white or other contrasting color.

D. The lettering shall be printed or stenciled, or equivalent thereto, in black paint or black ink.

E. Every person violating any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Ord. 226 §§ l-5, 1956)