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2012 Utah Code
Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code
Article 11 - Utah Bee Inspection Act
Section 13 - Unlawful acts specified.

Universal Citation:
UT Code ยง 4-11-13 (2012)
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4-11-13. Unlawful acts specified.

It is unlawful for a person to:

(1) extract honey in any place where bees can gain access either during or after the extraction process;

(2) remove honey or wax, or attempt to salvage, or salvage any hives, apiary equipment, or appliances from a diseased colony, except in a licensed wax-salvage plant, unless specifically authorized by a county bee inspector or the commissioner;

(3) maintain any neglected or abandoned hives, apiary equipment, or appliances other than in an enclosure that prohibits the entrance of bees;

(4) raise bees without being registered with the department;

(5) operate a wax-salvage plant without a license;

(6) store an empty hive body, apiary equipment, or appliances in a manner that may propagate pests, disease, or bee feeding frenzy; or

(7) knowingly sell a colony, apiary equipment, or appliances that are inoculated with terminal disease pathogens.


Amended by Chapter 73, 2010 General Session

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