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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-109. Inspection of apiaries where queen bees raised for sale — Honey from apiaries where queen bees raised for sale not to be used for candy for mailing cages unless boiled. (1) (a) At least twice each summer the county bee inspector may inspect each apiary in which queen bees are raised for […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-110. Enforcement — Inspections authorized — Warrants. (1) The department and all bee inspectors shall have access to all apiaries or places where bees, hives, and appliances are kept for the purpose of enforcing this chapter. (2) If admittance is refused, the department, or the bee inspector involved, may proceed immediately to obtain […]
Effective 7/1/2017 4-11-111. Importation of bees or appliances into state — Certification required — Inspection discretionary — Authority to require destruction or removal of diseased bees and appliances. (1) (a) A person may not bring or import any bees in packages or hives or bring or import any used beekeeping equipment or appliances into this […]
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
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 […]
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 […]
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
