38-18-26. Certificate of inspection required to transfer ownership of bees or used bee equipment–Copy to recipient of bees–Violation as misdemeanor.
No person may sell, offer for sale, give away, or transfer ownership of any apiary, bees, or used bee equipment within this state without receiving a certificate of inspection from the secretary issued within six months prior to the disposition. The seller or giver shall issue a copy of the certificate to the purchaser or person receiving the colony at the time of delivery. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.
Source: SL 1947, ch 6, §13; SL 1959, ch 2, §8; SDC Supp 1960, §4.1113; SL 1976, ch 243, §17; SL 1984, ch 265, §2; SL 1986, ch 330, §30.