6 V.S.A. § 3036 – Monitoring of pollinator health

The Secretary of Agriculture, Food and Markets shall monitor managed pollinator health to establish pollinator health benchmarks for Vermont, including:

(1) presence of pesticides in hives;
(2) mite pressure;
(3) disease pressure;
(4) mite control methods;
(5) genetic influence on survival;
(6) winter survival rate; and
(7) forage availability.

(Added 2021, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. July 1, 2022.)