Section 160.5 – Instructions — hives — imported bees.
160.5 Instructions — hives — imported bees. 1. If upon examination the apiarist finds bees to be diseased or infested with parasites, the apiarist shall furnish the owner or person in charge of the apiary with full written instructions as to the nature of the disease or infestation and the best methods of treatment, which […]
Section 160.6 – Notice to treat, disinfect, remove, or destroy.
160.6 Notice to treat, disinfect, remove, or destroy. The state apiarist shall provide a notice in writing to an owner of bees or bee equipment infested with contagious diseases, parasites, or Africanized bees to treat, disinfect, destroy, or remove a colony or equipment in a manner and by a time specified by the state apiarist […]
Section 160.7 – Apiarist to disinfect or destroy — costs.
160.7 Apiarist to disinfect or destroy — costs. If the owner fails to comply with the notice provided in section 160.6, the state apiarist shall declare the diseased, parasite-infested or Africanized colonies a nuisance, and administer the destruction or disinfection of the bee colonies or equipment required to eliminate the source of the disease, parasites, […]
Section 160.8 – Costs certified — collected as tax.
160.8 Costs certified — collected as tax. The state apiarist shall certify the amount of such cost to the owner and if the same is not paid to the state apiarist within sixty days, the amount shall be certified to the county auditor of the county in which the premises are located, who shall spread […]
Section 160.9 – Rules.
160.9 Rules. The state apiarist shall adopt rules relating to the inspection, regulation of movement, sale, and cleanup of bee colonies and used beekeeping equipment that is infested with a contagious disease, harmful parasites, or an undesirable subspecies of honey bees. [C27, 31, 35, §4039-a4; C39, §4039.4; C46, 50, 54, 58, §266.17; C62, 66, 71, […]
Section 160.10 – Orders prohibiting movement.
160.10 Orders prohibiting movement. Repealed by 93 Acts, ch 21, §10.
Section 160.11 – Effect of regulations and orders.
160.11 Effect of regulations and orders. Repealed by 98 Acts, ch 1032, §10.
Section 160.13 – Annual report.
160.13 Annual report. Said apiarist shall also make an annual report to the secretary of agriculture, stating the number of apiaries visited, number of demonstrations held, number of lectures given, the number of examinations and inspections made, together with such other matters of general interest concerning the business of beekeeping as in the apiarist’s judgment […]
Section 160.14 – Penalties — injunctions.
160.14 Penalties — injunctions. 1. A person who knowingly sells, barters, gives away, moves, or allows to be moved, a diseased or parasite-infested colony, package, equipment, or combs without the consent of the state apiarist, or exposes infected honey or infected equipment to the bees, or who willfully fails or neglects to give proper treatment […]
Section 160.15 – Payment of expenses.
160.15 Payment of expenses. All expenses, except salaries, incurred by the state apiarist or the apiarist’s assistants in the performance of their duties within a county shall be paid not to exceed two hundred dollars per annum for the purpose of eradication of diseases and parasites among bees. Such work of eradication shall be done […]