Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 3030
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 6 Sec. 3030
- Apiary: means a place where one or more colonies of bees are kept and shall include hives and bees. See
- Bee: means the insect commonly known as the honey bee (apis mellifera), or other species of the genus apis, at any stage of its existence, including the egg, larval, pupal, or adult stages. See
- Colony: means the hive and its equipment, including bees, comb, and honey. See
- Disease: shall mean any serious malady that is infectious, contagious, or injurious to bees and shall include American foulbrood, European foulbrood, or external or internal parasites or parasitoids of bees. See
- Equipment: means hives, supers, and frames. See
- Hive: means frame, hive, box hive, box, barrel, log gum, skep, or other receptacle or container, natural or artificial, or any part thereof, that is used or employed as a domicile for bees. See
- Secretary: means the Secretary of the Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets. See
§ 3030. Rules
The Secretary may adopt and enforce rules to implement the requirements of this chapter, including rules regarding:
(1) inspection, disinfection, seizure, destruction, or other disposition of bees, equipment, or bee products capable of carrying or transmitting any disease;
(2) importation of bees, equipment, or bee products capable of carrying or transmitting any disease; or
(3) registration and reporting by persons owning bees, an apiary, a colony, or a hive. (Added 1983, No. 83, § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2015, No. 23, § 78; 2019, No. 35, § 6.)