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Terms Used In Utah Code 4-11-111- Apiary: means any place where one or more colonies of bees are located. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Apiary equipment: means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or other equipment used to handle or manipulate bees, honey, wax, or hives. See Utah Code 4-11-102
- Appliance: means any apparatus, tool, machine, or other device used to handle or manipulate bees, wax, honey, or hives. 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
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- 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
- Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- 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
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A person may not bring or import any bees in packages or hives or bring or import any used beekeeping equipment or appliances into this state without obtaining a certificate from an inspector authorized in the state of origin certifying that:
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the bees, apiary equipment, or appliances have been inspected within the current production season; and |
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all diseased colonies in the apiary at the time of the inspection were destroyed or treated. |
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A person bringing or importing bees into the state shall advise the department of the address of the bees’ destination and furnish the department with a copy of the certificate of inspection upon entry into the state. |
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A person intending to hold bees in the state for a period of time exceeding 30 days shall comply with Section 4-11-104. |
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| (2) |
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A person may not bring or import any used apiary equipment, except after obtaining a certificate from an inspector authorized in the state of origin certifying that all potentially pathogen-conductive apiary equipment or appliances are appropriately sterilized immediately before importation. |
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A person bringing or importing used apiary equipment shall advise the department of the address of the destination in the state and furnish the department with a copy of the certificate of inspection upon entry into the state. |
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Used apiary equipment or appliances that have been exposed to terminal disease may not be sold without the consent of the bee inspector or the commissioner. |
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In lieu of the certificate required by Subsection (1), the certificate may be a Utah certificate. |
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If the department determines it is necessary for any reason to inspect any bees, apiary equipment, or appliance upon arrival at a destination in this state, and upon this inspection finds terminal disease, the department shall cause all diseased colonies, appliances, and equipment to be either:
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destroyed immediately; or |
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removed from the state within 48 hours. |
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The costs of complying with Subsection (5)(a)(i) or (ii) shall be paid by the person bringing the diseased colonies, appliances, or equipment into the state. |
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Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session
