In a message dated 3/14/03 9:37:29 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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> If that happens, honeybees will continue to be handled
>  under the nuisance laws.

Reply:
How can this be? Bees are an agricultural necessity and not a nuisance by an
old US Supreme Court Ruling, besides being under the jurisdiction of the USDA
and State Governments and right has never been assigned lower to cities,
towns and municipalities in the USA.

Have you checked with your department of Agriculture about this and asked for
their help and presence at the meeting? After all if precidence is set it
could effect the whole state for beekeeping or has this already been settled
and laws are already on the books in your state?

Regards,

Dee A. Lusby

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