Section 38-18-32 – Definitions.
38-18-32. Definitions. Terms used in §§38-18-31 to 38-18-37, inclusive, mean: (1)”Bee location,” any quarter section or smaller portion of land where apiaries may be kept; (2)”Department,” the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources; (3)”Honey producer” or “beekeeper,” any person, firm or corporation engaged in the act of raising, harboring, keeping, or breeding domesticated honey bees […]
Section 38-18-33 – Honey industry fund.
38-18-33. Honey industry fund. Funds collected pursuant to §§38-18-31 to 38-18-37, inclusive, shall be deposited with the state treasurer in a special fund known as the honey industry fund. Expenditures of these funds shall be made pursuant to the provisions of chapter 4-7. Source: SL 1991, ch 324, §3.
Section 38-18-34 – Administration of honey industry fund–Donation–Expenditures.
38-18-34. Administration of honey industry fund–Donation–Expenditures. In the administration of §§38-18-31 to 38-18-37, inclusive, the department may: (1)Contract and cooperate with any person or group for the administration of the honey industry fund; (2)Contract and cooperate with any person or with any governmental department or agency for research, education, and transportation; (3)Expend the funds collected […]
Section 38-18-35 – Promulgation of rules for honey industry fund.
38-18-35. Promulgation of rules for honey industry fund. The department may promulgate rules pursuant to chapter 1-26 concerning: (1)The procedures for obtaining a declaratory ruling; (2)The procedures for collecting assessments for bee locations; (3)The procedures for collecting delinquent assessments; (4)The record-keeping and reporting requirements of honey producers or beekeepers with bee locations within the state. […]
Section 38-18-36 – Annual honey assessment.
38-18-36. Annual honey assessment. There is hereby imposed upon each bee location within the state, at the time of registration, a continuing annual assessment of one dollar per location. The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall collect and deposit the funds in the honey industry fund. Source: SL 1991, ch 324, §7; SL 1993, […]
Section 38-18-37 – Dissemination of information and instruction concerning honey assessment.
38-18-37. Dissemination of information and instruction concerning honey assessment. The department shall develop and disseminate information and instruction relating to the purpose of the honey assessment and to this purpose shall cooperate with state and federal governmental agencies and private businesses engaged in the purchase of honey. Source: SL 1991, ch 324, §8.
Section 38-18-23 – Certificate of health–Content–Based on actual inspection.
38-18-23. Certificate of health–Content–Based on actual inspection. The certificate of health shall certify to the apparent freedom from regulated pests, and shall be based on actual inspection of bees and material within ninety days of the date of shipment. Source: SL 1947, ch 6, §11; SL 1959, ch 2, §7; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1111; SL […]
Section 38-18-25 – Unlawfully imported bees subject to seizure–Destruction or treatment if found to be infested–Notice of intent to seize–Owner to comply with provisions of this chapter or remove bees from state–Assessments of costs.
38-18-25. Unlawfully imported bees subject to seizure–Destruction or treatment if found to be infested–Notice of intent to seize–Owner to comply with provisions of this chapter or remove bees from state–Assessments of costs. Any bees brought into this state without an entrance permit or a compliance agreement shall be seized by the secretary. If the bees […]
Section 38-18-26 – Certificate of inspection required to transfer ownership of bees or used bee equipment–Copy to recipient of bees–Violation as misdemeanor.
38-18-26. Certificate of inspection required to transfer ownership of bees or used bee equipment–Copy to recipient of bees–Violation as misdemeanor. No person may sell, offer for sale, give away, or transfer ownership of any apiary, bees, or used bee equipment within this state without receiving a certificate of inspection from the secretary issued within six […]
Section 38-18-27 – Request to enter compliance agreement or for additional inspections by departmental personnel–Fees and expenses.
38-18-27. Request to enter compliance agreement or for additional inspections by departmental personnel–Fees and expenses. Any person may request to enter into a compliance agreement with the secretary or that the secretary make additional inspections of bees, bee equipment, or honey houses. The person requesting the agreement shall pay a fee of fifty dollars per […]