Food & Agr. Code, § 79616 · Article 2. Definitions
Food & Agr. Code, § 79616
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“Colony” means the queen, the adult worker and drone bees, and the brood (eggs, larvae, and pupae) living together in a single society.
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History
Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 585, Sec. 1. (AB 1912) Effective January 1, 2011.
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