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CA Apiary Research Commission Advances |
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The California Apiary Research Commission advanced forward when Gov. Schwarzenegger signed AB 1912, by Assemblywoman Noreen Evans, D-Santa Rosa, that creates the California Apiary Research Commission. The body will operate on an estimated $2 million from a $1-per-colony assessment on beekeepers, according to legislative analysis. The California State Beekeepers Association supports the plan. Next steps include establishing a list of beekeepers eligible to vote in the implementation of the commission and conducting the referendum vote. The referendum requires a favorable vote by a majority of those voting that represent at least 65% of colonies assessed OR 65% of those voting who represent at least a majority of the colonies assessed. To read the legislation forming the California Apiary Research Commission, Click Here
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