Terms Used In Utah Code 4-11-112

  • 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
  • Commissioner: means the commissioner of agriculture and food. See Utah Code 4-1-109
  • 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
  • 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
     The commissioner, in order to protect the bee industry of the state against bee health or management issues, may quarantine the entire state, an entire county, or any apiary or specific hive within the state.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 345, 2017 General Session