(1)  A person may not house or keep bees in a hive unless the hive is equipped with movable frames to all the hive’s parts so that access to the hive can be had without difficulty.

Terms Used In Utah Code 4-11-106

  • Apiary: means any place where one or more colonies of bees are located. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Bee: means the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, at any stage of development. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Disease: means any infectious or contagious disease affecting bees, as specified by the department, including American foulbrood. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Hive: means a frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log, gum skep, or other artificial or natural receptacle that may be used to house bees. See Utah Code 4-11-102
  • Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • Terminal disease: means a pest, parasite, or pathogen that will kill an occupant colony or subsequent colony on the same equipment. See Utah Code 4-11-102
(2)  No person who owns or has possession of bees (whether queens or workers) with knowledge that they are infected with terminal disease, parasites, or pests, or with knowledge that they have been exposed to terminal disease, parasites, or pests, shall sell, barter, give away, or move the bees, colonies, or apiary equipment without the consent of the county bee inspector or the department.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session

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