§ 4-12-7 Certification of health –Expiration – Quarantine – Eradication. – (a) If, by reason of an owner requested inspection, the director is satisfiedthat no apparent disease or pest exists in any colony in an apiary, thedirector shall issue to the owner a certificate of health setting out the dateof the inspection, the number of colonies and the results of the inspection.This certificate shall expire ninety (90) days after the inspection.
(b) If, by reason of any inspection, the director issatisfied of the existence of any disease or pest, the director shall notifythe beekeeper owning the apiary, in writing, of the results of the inspection,setting out the number and location of infected colonies and informing theowner of the proper methods of treating or destroying the infected colonies.Any apiary infected with any contagious or infectious bee disease or pest maybe declared under quarantine and the owner shall be prohibited from moving thisapiary, bees, honey, wax, or used beekeeping equipment. The owner shalleliminate the diseased or pest infested condition within the apiary orequipment or both, to the satisfaction of the director. The quarantine willthen be lifted.
(c) If, by the time of the next inspection, which will be nomore than thirty (30) days after the initial inspection, the disease or pestinfested condition has not been eliminated, the director shall supervise eitherthe treatment or eradication of the disease or pest infested bees andequipment, or shall otherwise eliminate the diseased or pest infested conditionand lift the quarantine on any remaining bees, colonies or equipment.
§ 4-12-7 Certification of health –Expiration – Quarantine – Eradication. – (a) If, by reason of an owner requested inspection, the director is satisfiedthat no apparent disease or pest exists in any colony in an apiary, thedirector shall issue to the owner a certificate of health setting out the dateof the inspection, the number of colonies and the results of the inspection.This certificate shall expire ninety (90) days after the inspection.
(b) If, by reason of any inspection, the director issatisfied of the existence of any disease or pest, the director shall notifythe beekeeper owning the apiary, in writing, of the results of the inspection,setting out the number and location of infected colonies and informing theowner of the proper methods of treating or destroying the infected colonies.Any apiary infected with any contagious or infectious bee disease or pest maybe declared under quarantine and the owner shall be prohibited from moving thisapiary, bees, honey, wax, or used beekeeping equipment. The owner shalleliminate the diseased or pest infested condition within the apiary orequipment or both, to the satisfaction of the director. The quarantine willthen be lifted.
(c) If, by the time of the next inspection, which will be nomore than thirty (30) days after the initial inspection, the disease or pestinfested condition has not been eliminated, the director shall supervise eitherthe treatment or eradication of the disease or pest infested bees andequipment, or shall otherwise eliminate the diseased or pest infested conditionand lift the quarantine on any remaining bees, colonies or equipment.
§ 4-12-7 Certification of health –Expiration – Quarantine – Eradication. – (a) If, by reason of an owner requested inspection, the director is satisfiedthat no apparent disease or pest exists in any colony in an apiary, thedirector shall issue to the owner a certificate of health setting out the dateof the inspection, the number of colonies and the results of the inspection.This certificate shall expire ninety (90) days after the inspection.
(b) If, by reason of any inspection, the director issatisfied of the existence of any disease or pest, the director shall notifythe beekeeper owning the apiary, in writing, of the results of the inspection,setting out the number and location of infected colonies and informing theowner of the proper methods of treating or destroying the infected colonies.Any apiary infected with any contagious or infectious bee disease or pest maybe declared under quarantine and the owner shall be prohibited from moving thisapiary, bees, honey, wax, or used beekeeping equipment. The owner shalleliminate the diseased or pest infested condition within the apiary orequipment or both, to the satisfaction of the director. The quarantine willthen be lifted.
(c) If, by the time of the next inspection, which will be nomore than thirty (30) days after the initial inspection, the disease or pestinfested condition has not been eliminated, the director shall supervise eitherthe treatment or eradication of the disease or pest infested bees andequipment, or shall otherwise eliminate the diseased or pest infested conditionand lift the quarantine on any remaining bees, colonies or equipment.
