Sec. 131.023. SALE OF QUEEN BEE AND ATTENDANTS, PACKAGE BEES, AND NUCLEI. A person may not sell or offer for sale a queen bee and attendant bees, package bees, nuclei, or queen cells in this state unless the bees are accompanied by:

(1) a copy of a certificate from the chief apiary inspector certifying that the apiary from which the queen bee was shipped has been inspected not more than 12 months before the date of shipment and found apparently free from disease; or

(2) a copy of an affidavit made by the beekeeper stating that:

(A) to his knowledge, the bees are not diseased; and

(B) the honey used in making the candy contained in the queen cage has been diluted and boiled for at least 30 minutes in a closed vessel.

Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1884, ch. 350, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.