Section 114 – Maintenance of abandoned apiary, equipment, or appliance — Nuisance.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-114. Maintenance of abandoned apiary, equipment, or appliance — Nuisance. (1) It is a public nuisance to keep an abandoned or diseased apiary, apiary equipment, or appliance anywhere other than in an enclosure that prohibits the entry of bees. (2) Items listed in Subsection (1) are subject to seizure and destruction by the […]
Section 115 – Maintaining gentle stock.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-115. Maintaining gentle stock. A beekeeper may not intentionally maintain an aggressive or unmanageable stock, whether African or European in origin. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
Section 112 – Quarantine authorized.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-112. Quarantine authorized. The commissioner, in order to protect the bee industry of the state against bee health or management issues, may quarantine the entire state, an entire county, or any apiary or specific hive within the state. Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
Section 113 – Unlawful acts specified.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-113. Unlawful acts specified. It is unlawful for a person to: (1) extract honey in any place where bees can gain access either during or after the extraction process; (2) maintain any neglected or abandoned hives, apiary equipment, or appliances other than in an enclosure that prohibits the entrance of bees; (3) raise […]
Section 103 – Department authorized to make and enforce rules.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-103. Department authorized to make and enforce rules. (1) The department is authorized, subject to Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to make and enforce rules necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. (2) The rules described in Subsection (1) shall include provisions for the identification of each apiary […]
Section 104 – Bee raising — Registration required — Application — Fees — Renewal — License required — Application — Fees — Renewal.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-104. Bee raising — Registration required — Application — Fees — Renewal — License required — Application — Fees — Renewal. (1) A person may not raise bees in this state without being registered with the department. (2) Application for registration to raise bees shall be made to the department upon tangible or […]
Section 105 – County bee inspector — Appointment — Termination — Compensation.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-105. County bee inspector — Appointment — Termination — Compensation. (1) The county executive upon the petition of five or more persons who raise bees within the respective county shall, with the approval of the commissioner, appoint a qualified person to act as a bee inspector within the county. (2) A county bee […]
Section 106 – Hives to have removable frames — Consent of county bee inspector to sell or transport diseased bees.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-106. Hives to have removable frames — Consent of county bee inspector to sell or transport diseased bees. (1) A person may not house or keep bees in a hive unless the hive is equipped with movable frames to all the hive’s parts so that access to the hive can be had without […]
Section 107 – Inspector — Duties — Diseased apiaries — Examination of diseased bees by department — Election to transport bees to wax-salvage plant.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-107. Inspector — Duties — Diseased apiaries — Examination of diseased bees by department — Election to transport bees to wax-salvage plant. (1) The county bee inspector or the department may inspect: (a) all apiaries within the county at least once each year; and (b) immediately any apiary within the county that is […]
Section 108 – County bee inspector — Disinfection required before leaving apiary with diseased bees.
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-108. County bee inspector — Disinfection required before leaving apiary with diseased bees. (1) Before inspecting the premises of any apiary, an inspector and any assistant of an inspector shall disinfect any equipment that will be used in the inspection. (2) Before leaving the premises of any apiary, the bee inspector, or any […]