Mont. Admin. R. 4.12.106 - INSPECTION OF APIARY EQUIPMENT
(1) All
used beekeeping equipment to be shipped out of state, including frames of honey
in the comb, must be inspected before a clean bill of health can be issued.
(2) No permits for interstate
movement of health certificates will be issued without inspection.
(3) Inspection must be made while the
equipment is still "on the bees", and while brood is present within the
hive.
(4) The Department of
Agriculture must have at least two weeks' notice and preferably more, during
the rush season of spring and early fall for the need of an inspection.
(5) Beekeepers requesting
inspection will accompany inspector during inspection, and will pull and
replace one comb from each broodnest.
(6) Intention to bring into Montana used
beekeeping equipment, including nucs, feed honey, and refuse for rendering must
be registered with the Agricultural Sciences Division, Department of
Agriculture at least ten days prior to the time of movement. A permit to enter
will then be issued by the Department of Agriculture. This permit, along with a
copy of the clean bill of health from the state of origin, must accompany the
load of bees or equipment entering Montana. Each load of used equipment, honey,
or nucs is automatically quarantined until said quarantine is lifted by the
Montana state inspector.
Notes
AUTH: 80-6-102, 80-6-202, MCA; IMP: 80-6-102, 80-6-202, MCA
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.