§ 29676 Honey Inspection Compliance

Food and Agricultural Code·California

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•You can't say no if a police officer wants to check your honey or the truck carrying it.
•If you refuse, you can get fined between $100 and $3,000.
•You might also go to jail for up to 6 months if you break this rule.

Example

A beekeeper is driving a truck full of honey jars to the market. A police officer pulls them over to check the honey.

The beekeeper must let the officer check the honey. If they refuse, they could get fined or even go to jail.

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§ 29676 Honey Inspection Compliance

(a) It is unlawful for any person to do either of the following: (1) Refuse to submit any container, subcontainer, load, or display of honey to the inspection of any enforcing officer. (2) Refuse to stop any vehicle which contains any honey, for the purpose of inspection by an enforcing officer. (b) A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1048, Sec. 2.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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unlawful inspection enforcing officer misdemeanor fine imprisonment

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Food and Agricultural Code. Section 29676.

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