§ 29056 Apiary Equipment Branding

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•You can't use a brand (like a special mark) on beekeeping stuff unless it's officially registered.
•You can't mess with, remove, or hide the brand on beekeeping equipment so people can't tell who it belongs to.
•You can't have beekeeping equipment if someone has messed with or removed its brand.

Example

You find a beehive box with a scratched-off brand mark and decide to keep it.

This is against the law because you can't have beekeeping equipment if its brand has been messed with or removed.

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§ 29056 Apiary Equipment Branding

It is unlawful for any person to do any one of the following: (a) Use any serial number brand unless it is registered pursuant to this article provided that the National Crime Identification Center (NCIC) numbers may be used. (b) Alter, deface, remove, or obliterate the brand on any apiary equipment to prevent the identification of the equipment. (c) Be in possession of any apiary equipment upon which the brand has been altered, defaced, removed, or obliterated. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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serial number brand National Crime Identification Center (NCIC)apiary equipment alter deface remove obliterate

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 29056.

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