Code of Virginia - Title 3.1 Agriculture, Horticulture And Food - Chapter 22.1 Beekeeping

• 3.1-610.1 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Definitions
  (a) "Abandoned apiary" means an apiary wherein the bees and hives show evidence of a period of neglect which, in the opinion of the State ...
• 3.1-610.2 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Appointment of State Apiarist
  The Commissioner of Agriculture and Consumer Services is hereby authorized to appoint a competent State Apiarist, who shall have adequate experience and training in practical ...
• 3.1-610.3 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Duties of State Apiarist
  The duties of the State Apiarist shall be to promote the science of beekeeping by education and other means, to inspect or cause to be ...
• 3.1-610.4 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Appointment of inspectors
  The Commissioner is authorized to appoint one or more competent assistants, if needed, who shall be known as State bee inspectors whose duties it shall ...
• 3.1-610.5 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Inspections; measures to be taken for eradication or control o...
  The Commissioner or his assistants shall examine or inspect the bees in this Commonwealth whenever they are suspected of being infected with American foulbrood disease ...
• 3.1-610.6 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Appeal from order of State Apiarist
  Any owner of diseased bees may, within ten days from the receipt of an order from the State Apiarist to destroy or treat his diseased ...
• 3.1-610.7 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Right of entry for purpose of enforcement of chapter
  The Commissioner, or his duly authorized assistants, shall have the authority, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, to enter upon, ...
• 3.1-610.8 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Notice of diseased bees
  Any person in this Commonwealth receiving knowledge of diseased bees in his or other apiaries shall immediately notify the State Apiarist or his assistant, giving ...
• 3.1-610.9 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Rules and regulations
  The Board shall have the power to prescribe and adopt rules and regulations for the suppression of bee diseases by regulating the movement of bees ...
• 3.1-610.10 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Duty of keepers as to hives
  It shall be the duty of all persons engaged in beekeeping to provide movable frames with combs or foundation in all hives used by them ...
• 3.1-610.11 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Removal of bees, etc., from infected apiary may be forbidde...
  The Commissioner or his duly authorized assistants shall have authority to forbid the removal of bees, honey, wax, combs, hives or other used beekeeping equipment ...
• 3.1-610.12 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Rearing queen bees
  No person in the Commonwealth engaged in rearing queen bees for sale, shall use honey in the making of candy for use in mailing cages. ...
• 3.1-610.13 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Rearing queenright or queenless package bees
  No person shall engage in the rearing of queenright or queenless package bees for sale without first applying to the State Apiarist for inspection at ...
• 3.1-610.14 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Certificate to accompany bees in combless packages brought int...
  All bees in combless packages which may be brought into this Commonwealth from other states, territories or other countries shall be accompanied by a certificate ...
• 3.1-610.15 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Permit to bring bees and used bee equipment into Commonwealth...
  No person shall bring into this Commonwealth any bees on combs, empty used combs, used hives or other used apiary appliances from any other state, ...
• 3.1-610.16 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Resisting or hindering officials
  It shall be unlawful for any person to resist, impede or hinder the Commissioner or his assistants in the discharge of their duties. (Code 1950, ...
• 3.1-610.17 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Certificate to accompany bill of sale
  No bees on combs, hives, used beekeeping equipment with combs or appliances may be sold or offered for sale unless each bill of sale is ...
• 3.1-610.18 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Abandoned apiaries
  When an apiary is deemed by the State Apiarist to be abandoned, he shall certify his findings to the treasurer of the political subdivision in ...
• 3.1-610.19 Description unavailable
  Repealed by Acts 2008, c. 257, cl. 1. ...
• 3.1-610.20 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Costs of administering chapter
  Normal costs of administering this law shall be borne by the Commonwealth; however, costs for services, products, or articles beyond the scope of the law ...
• 3.1-610.21 (Repealed effective October 1, 2008) Violation of chapter
  Any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter or any order or regulation issued by authority of this chapter or interfering in any ...

Last modified: April 2, 2009