Terms Used In Iowa Code 160.6

  • Bee: means a honeybee belonging to the genus apis. See Iowa Code 160.1A
  • Colony: means a queen bee and more than one worker bee located on beeswax combs and enclosed in a container. See Iowa Code 160.1A
  • Owner: shall mean the person holding record title to real estate to include both legal and equitable interests under recorded real estate contracts. See Iowa Code 172D.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 The state apiarist shall provide a notice in writing to an owner of bees or bee equipment infested with contagious diseases, parasites, or Africanized bees to treat, disinfect, destroy, or remove a colony or equipment in a manner and by a time specified by the state apiarist in the order.