Dahle
Author
The Apiary Protection Act specifies that any hive or comparable apparatus that is not occupied by a live bee colony and that is accessible to bees is a public nuisance and is subject to abatement in a specified manner. This bill would provide that a city, county, or city and county may, by ordinance, establish procedures for the abatement of a hive or comparable apparatus where Africanized or overly defensive honey bees are present. The bill would provide that, in the absence of a local ordinance, if a county agricultural commissioner determines that the presence of Africanized or overly defensive honey bees in a hive is a public nuisance, the county agricultural commissioner may take any action necessary to abate the public nuisance, as specified. The bill would also delete a provision specifying that if a county agricultural commissioner determines that any bees present in an abandoned hive or comparable apparatus are not aggressive and harbor no diseases, the abandoned hive or comparable apparatus shall not be deemed a public nuisance. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on county agricultural commissioners, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 143, Statutes of 2017.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 4 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 78. Noes 0. Page 2567.).
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 39. Noes 0. Page 2023.).
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after July 15 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Be placed on second reading file pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8 and ordered to consent calendar.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 5. Noes 0.) (June 20). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on AGRI.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 69. Noes 0. Page 1617.)
Read second time. Ordered to Consent Calendar.
From committee: Do pass. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 10).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. with recommendation: To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 26). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on AGRI. Read second time and amended.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 19.
Read first time. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| AB861 | HTML |
| 02/16/17 - Introduced | |
| 03/23/17 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/13/17 - Amended Senate | |
| 07/19/17 - Enrolled | |
| 07/31/17 - Chaptered |
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