Section 38-18-31 – Promotion of honey and by-products.
38-18-31. Promotion of honey and by-products. The department may engage in activities provided for in §38-18-34 for the purpose of promoting the processing, marketing, sale, and consumption of honey and honey by-products produced in this state. Source: SL 1991, ch 324, §2.
Section 38-18-19 – Quarantine of bees, equipment, and premises–Unauthorized removal or handling as misdemeanor–Continuation until determination by secretary.
38-18-19. Quarantine of bees, equipment, and premises–Unauthorized removal or handling as misdemeanor–Continuation until determination by secretary. The secretary may place any apiaries, bees, bee equipment, bee products, honey houses, or appliances where regulated pests are found to exist under quarantine. The removal or handling of any quarantined bees, apiaries, bee equipment, honey houses, or appliances […]
Section 38-18-20 – Written order to place honey house in sanitary condition–Failure to obey as misdemeanor.
38-18-20. Written order to place honey house in sanitary condition–Failure to obey as misdemeanor. If the secretary determines, pursuant to rules promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1-26, that unsanitary conditions exist in the operation of any honey house, the secretary shall order the operator of the honey house in writing to place the […]
Section 38-18-21 – Certificate of health or compliance agreement required for bees and used bee equipment imported from another state–Importation without certificate or compliance agreement as misdemeanor.
38-18-21. Certificate of health or compliance agreement required for bees and used bee equipment imported from another state–Importation without certificate or compliance agreement as misdemeanor. All bees and used bee equipment brought into this state from other states shall be accompanied by a certificate of health issued by that state or a compliance agreement with […]
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 38-18-9 – Sealing of diseased hives required–Violation as misdemeanor–Additional penalty.
38-18-9. Sealing of diseased hives required–Violation as misdemeanor–Additional penalty. Any hive which is infested with pests and in which the bees have died, shall be made tight so that robber bees cannot enter or leave the hive. The sealing of the hive shall be maintained as long as the hive remains infested with pests or […]
Section 38-18-10 – Infested colony or apiary as public nuisance–Treatment or destruction of infested apiaries–Violation as misdemeanor–Additional penalty.
38-18-10. Infested colony or apiary as public nuisance–Treatment or destruction of infested apiaries–Violation as misdemeanor–Additional penalty. Any colony or apiary infested with a regulated pest is a public nuisance. The owner or person in charge of maintaining an apiary shall, upon finding that a regulated pest is present in the apiary, immediately treat the regulated […]
Section 38-18-11 – Exposure of infected bees or equipment as misdemeanor–Additional penalty.
38-18-11. Exposure of infected bees or equipment as misdemeanor–Additional penalty. No person may expose any bees, bee equipment, or appliances infected with pests in a manner or in a place where the pest could be transmitted or disseminated to other bees or bee equipment. Any violation of this section is a Class 1 misdemeanor. In […]
Section 38-18-12 – Inspection programs–Employment of personnel–Investigation and control of diseases–Movement of bees in and out of state.
38-18-12. Inspection programs–Employment of personnel–Investigation and control of diseases–Movement of bees in and out of state. The secretary shall establish an apiary and a honey house inspection program. The secretary shall employ personnel to investigate outbreaks of pests and take suitable measures for their eradication or control. The secretary may enter into compliance agreements or […]