Utah Code 4-11-109. Inspection of apiaries where queen bees raised for sale — Honey from apiaries where queen bees raised for sale not to be used for candy for mailing cages unless boiled
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Terms Used In Utah Code 4-11-109
- 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
- Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
(1)(a) At least twice each summer the county bee inspector may inspect each apiary in which queen bees are raised for sale.
(1)(b) A person may not sell or transport any queen bee from an apiary that is found to be infected with disease without the consent of the county bee inspector or the department.
(2) No person engaged in raising queen bees for sale shall use any honey for making candy for mailing cages that has not been boiled for at least 30 minutes.
(3) A person rearing queens shall follow standard methods for minimizing or eliminating unmanageably aggressive stock.