Montana Code 80-6-1108. Restrictions on rearing, moving, and trapping of bees and movement of equipment
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80-6-1108. Restrictions on rearing, moving, and trapping of bees and movement of equipment. (1) A person may not wild trap within 1 mile of registered bees without the written permission of the registrant.
Terms Used In Montana Code 80-6-1108
- Bee: means any stage in the life cycle of a bee of the species Megachile rotundata (F), commonly known as the alfalfa leaf-cutting bee. See Montana Code 80-6-1102
- Committee: means the Montana alfalfa seed committee established in 2-15-3004. See Montana Code 80-6-1102
- Equipment: means shelters, trays, incubators, cell removers, tumblers, and other apparatus, except nesting materials, used in rearing bees. See Montana Code 80-6-1102
- Person: means an individual, association, partnership, or corporation. See Montana Code 80-6-1102
- Wild trap: means to intentionally trap bees on property not owned or leased by the trapper. See Montana Code 80-6-1102
(2)A person may not move any quarantined bee or equipment except by special permit issued by the committee.
(3)A person may not wild trap or attempt to wild trap bees unless that person has been issued a permit for that activity in accordance with rules adopted by the committee. The committee shall by rule establish the permit fee.