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 […]
Section 38-18-4 – Application for entrance permit–Action by secretary–Failure to apply for permit as misdemeanor–Civil penalty.
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 […]
Section 38-18-5 – Registration fee.
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, […]
Section 38-18-5.1 – Apiary fund established–Purpose–Appropriations.
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 […]
Section 38-18-8 – Movable frames required in hives–Violation as misdemeanor.
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. […]