The Board may adopt regulations to:

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Terms Used In Virginia Code 3.2-4401

  • Apiary: means any place where one or more colonies of bees are kept. See Virginia Code 3.2-4400
  • Bee: means the honeybee, Apis mellifera and genetic variations thereof, at any living stage; and may include other hymenopterous insects that depend on pollen and nectar for food. See Virginia Code 3.2-4400
  • Board: means the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. See Virginia Code 3.2-100
  • Colony: means a queenright assemblage of social bees capable of reproducing. See Virginia Code 3.2-4400

1. Suppress bee diseases by regulating the movement of bees and controlling or destroying disease reservoirs;

2. Require apiary identification;

3. Adopt colony strength standards for pollination services;

4. Promote the sale and distribution of bees and their products; and

5. Effectively administer and enforce this chapter.

1972, c. 499, § 3.1-610.9; 2008, c. 860.