A. For the purposes of obtaining a certificate of inspection, a person may request the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to conduct an inspection of their apiary, colony, hive, apiary equipment, or premise.
B. Upon completion of inspection, the Department shall issue a certificate of inspection stating that the apiary, the colony, hive, apiary equipment, or premise is either:
1. Apparently free of bee diseases or pests; or
2. Not free of bee diseases or pests and the certificate of inspection contains a list of any and all bee diseases or pests found during the inspection.
C. Any beekeeper who provides colonies of bees for pollination purposes or honey production pursuant to an oral or written contract shall be subject to inspection by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry for the strength of colonies and the presence of pests. The Department may, upon complaint, investigate any bee colony. Copies of the written contract, if one exists, shall be furnished to the Board upon request.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 19, art. 3(F), § 16, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 259, § 9, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 24, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 135, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
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