38-18-3.1. Minimum distance between apiaries–Beekeepers excepted on own property. Unless permitted by the secretary, no apiary may be located within three miles of any other apiary. However, any beekeeper who owns property may locate an apiary anywhere on that property. Source: SL 1976, ch 243 §19; SL 1986, ch 326, §23; SL 1986, ch 330, […]
38-18-3.3. Identification of apiary–Violation as misdemeanor. Any person owning an apiary shall place a prominent sign within the apiary, with the name, address, and telephone number of the person in charge of maintaining the apiary. Any person who fails to identify an apiary as provided in this section is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor. […]
38-18-3.4. Abandoned apiary–Destruction, treatment or seizure of bees and equipment. The failure to file an application registering an apiary pursuant to §38-18-3, or the failure to identify a location pursuant to §38-18-3.3, constitutes abandonment of the apiary. If the abandoned bees and bee equipment are found to be infested with a regulated pest, the secretary […]
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.
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 […]
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.
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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.
38-18-4. Application for entrance permit–Action by secretary–Failure to apply for permit as misdemeanor–Civil penalty. Thirty days before transporting bees or used bee equipment not included in a compliance agreement into the state, a person shall file with the secretary an application for an entrance permit. A certificate of health, pursuant to §38-18-23, shall be filed […]
38-18-5. Registration fee. Any person registering an apiary pursuant to §38-18-3 shall pay a registration fee of eleven dollars per permanent location and thirty dollars per temporary location. Source: SDC Supp 1960, §4.1104 as enacted by SL 1963, ch 4; SL 1965, ch 5; SL 1975, ch 249; SL 1976, ch 243, §5; SL 1983, […]
38-18-5.1. Apiary fund established–Purpose–Appropriations. Except as provided by §38-18-36, fees collected pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited with the state treasurer in a special revenue fund known as the apiary fund. This fund shall consist of moneys from public and private sources including legislative appropriations, federal grants, gifts, and the fees received pursuant to […]
38-18-8. Movable frames required in hives–Violation as misdemeanor. Any person engaged in beekeeping shall provide movable frames in all hives in their apiary, and cause the bees to construct brood combs in the frames so that any of the frames may be removed from the hive without causing injury to other combs in the hive. […]
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 […]
