4-11-13 - Unlawful acts specified.
4-11-13. 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 theextraction process;
(2) remove honey or wax, or attempt to salvage, or salvage any hives, apiary equipment,or appliances from a diseased colony, except in a licensed wax-salvage plant, unless specificallyauthorized by a county bee inspector or the commissioner;
(3) maintain any neglected or abandoned hives, apiary equipment, or appliances otherthan in an enclosure that prohibits the entrance of bees;
(4) raise bees without being registered with the department;
(5) operate a wax-salvage plant without a license;
(6) store an empty hive body, apiary equipment, or appliances in a manner that maypropagate pests, disease, or bee feeding frenzy; or
(7) knowingly sell a colony, apiary equipment, or appliances that are inoculated withterminal disease pathogens.
Amended by Chapter 73, 2010 General Session