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 […]
Section 38-18-28 – Promulgation of rules by secretary.
38-18-28. Promulgation of rules by secretary. The secretary, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1-26, may promulgate rules consistent with the following: (1)To provide application forms and guidelines for location and colony registration and entrance permits; (2)To provide standards to allow apiaries to be located within three miles of each other on a temporary or […]
Section 38-18-28.1 – Restriction on movement of bees and related articles from quarantined area–Promulgation of rules.
38-18-28.1. Restriction on movement of bees and related articles from quarantined area–Promulgation of rules. The secretary may promulgate rules, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1-26, establishing restrictions on movement of bees or any other related article from a quarantined area within or without the state to any other area within or without the state. […]
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 38-18-9 – 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 […]