No person may sell, offer for sale, give away, or transfer ownership of any apiary, bees, or used bee equipment within this state without receiving a certificate of inspection from the secretary issued within six months prior to the disposition. The seller or giver shall issue a copy of the certificate to the purchaser or person receiving the colony at the time of delivery. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

Source: SL 1947, ch 6 , § 13; SL 1959, ch 2 , § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.1113; SL 1976, ch 243 , § 17; SL 1984, ch 265 , § 2; SL 1986, ch 330 , § 30.