§2-3-106. Sales and transport of apiaries, equipment, bees, or hives.

2 OK Stat § 2-3-106 (2019) (N/A)
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A. A person shall not sell or offer for sale any apiary, apiary equipment, bee, or hive in this state unless free of bee diseases or pests.

B. Any apiary, apiary equipment, bee, or hive shipped or transported interstate shall be accompanied with a certificate of inspection issued by the state of origin.

C. Any person moving or transporting colonies into, within, or through the State of Oklahoma shall secure the colonies in a manner that prevents the escape of bees.

D. Honey or honey products used in shipping cages for the transport or movement of bees shall be boiled for at least thirty (30) minutes.

Added by Laws 1955, p. 17, art. 3(F), § 6, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 259, § 5, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 20, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 135, § 4, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.