(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that bees perform a valuable service to agriculture in this state.
(b) The Legislature further finds and declares that the necessary application of certain pesticides to blossoming plants poses a potential hazard to bees.
(c) The Legislature further finds and declares that the use of pesticides is necessary for the protection of agricultural crops.
(d) The Legislature further finds and declares that certain factors, including, but not limited to, the time of application, the type of pesticides used, the type of blossoming plant involved, the proximity of the apiaries, and the ability to locate and notify the owners of the apiaries involved, directly affect the extent of the harm to bees resulting from pesticides.
(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1404, Sec. 2.)