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 […]
Section 38-18-13 – False information or hindering of enforcement as misdemeanor.
38-18-13. False information or hindering of enforcement as misdemeanor. It is a Class 1 misdemeanor for any person to knowingly give false or incomplete information in any application or permit required by this chapter or to resist, impede, or hinder the secretary in the discharge of his duties pursuant to this chapter. Source: SL 1947, […]
Section 38-18-14 – Access of departmental personnel to premises and apiaries.
38-18-14. Access of departmental personnel to premises and apiaries. The secretary may enter any private or public premises on which an apiary or any bee equipment is located to ascertain the existence of pests or regulated pests. Source: SL 1947, ch 6, §3; SL 1959, ch 2, §3; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1103; SL 1976, ch […]
Section 38-18-15 – Certificate of inspection–Issuance and contents–Certificate of health–Duration–Revocation.
38-18-15. Certificate of inspection–Issuance and contents–Certificate of health–Duration–Revocation. If an apiary is inspected, a certificate of inspection shall be issued. The certificate of inspection shall indicate the findings of the inspector. If the apiary is found to be apparently free of regulated pests and to be in compliance with the provisions of this chapter, a […]
Section 38-18-16 – Written order by secretary to treat or destroy apiary, regulated pests or exotic bees–Action by secretary if order not obeyed–Secretary authorized to sell salvageable equipment and bees.
38-18-16. Written order by secretary to treat or destroy apiary, regulated pests or exotic bees–Action by secretary if order not obeyed–Secretary authorized to sell salvageable equipment and bees. If any regulated pest is found to exist in an apiary, the secretary shall issue a written order to the person owning or in charge of the […]
Section 38-18-3 – Annual application for registration of apiaries–Contents–Revocation of landowner or lessee’s placement authorization–Approval or rejection of registration–Hearings–Violation as misdemeanor–Civil penalty.
38-18-3. Annual application for registration of apiaries–Contents–Revocation of landowner or lessee’s placement authorization–Approval or rejection of registration–Hearings–Violation as misdemeanor–Civil penalty. Any person owning, leasing, or possessing bees shall file an application registering the bees and each apiary with the secretary. The application shall be filed before the first day of February each year or within […]
Section 38-18-3.1 – Minimum distance between apiaries–Beekeepers excepted on own property.
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, […]
Section 38-18-3.3 – Identification of apiary–Violation as misdemeanor.
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. […]
Section 38-18-3.4 – Abandoned apiary–Destruction, treatment or seizure of bees and equipment.
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 […]