Any beekeeper intending to transport a bee colony or any equipment out of this state may request an inspection of the colony be made by the State Board of Agriculture. After the inspection is completed, an inspection certificate shall be given to the beekeeper or caretaker of the colony. If the colony, equipment, or premise is apparently free of bee pests then the certificate shall so indicate. If a colony, equipment, or premise is found to contain a bee pest, the certificate shall bear a notation stating the name of the pest present.

Amended by Laws 1988, HB 1830, c. 259, § 9, emerg. eff. July 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 2000, SB 1424, c. 367, § 24, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000 (superseded document available ).