Tennessee Code 44-15-117 – Disposition of confiscated bees and beehives
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 44-15-117
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture or the commissioner's designated agent. See Tennessee Code 44-15-102
- Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
- State apiarist: means that person employed by the department who has the qualifications prescribed by this chapter and has been designated as state apiarist by the commissioner. See Tennessee Code 44-15-102
All bees and beehives confiscated by the state apiarist as allowed by this chapter shall be destroyed by burning if the state apiarist determines that the confiscated property is infested with a regulated disease or pest to such an extent that it presents a significant and unacceptable threat to bees in the surrounding area. The state apiarist is allowed to use or to authorize use of confiscated property for experimental purposes. Otherwise the property may be donated to any college or university within the state that requests the property for research or educational purposes or disposed of at the discretion of the commissioner.