Each beekeeper is required to provide moveable frames in all hives used by that beekeeper to contain bees, so that any such frame can be removed from the hive and inspected for any regulated diseases and pests. Any beekeeper having a colony of bees living in any beehive or other container that does not have moveable frames may be ordered by the state apiarist to transfer the bees into a hive with moveable frames within a specified period of time. If the beekeeper does not make the transfer within the specified time period, the state apiarist shall have the authority to confiscate the bees and hive or hives.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 44 - Animals and Animal Husbandry
Chapter 15 - Tennessee Apiary Act of 1995
§ 44-15-102. Chapter Definitions
§ 44-15-104. Cooperative Agreements
§ 44-15-107. Inspection Program
§ 44-15-112. Used Beekeeping Equipment
§ 44-15-115. Disposition of Funds
§ 44-15-116. Experimental Apiaries
§ 44-15-117. Disposition of Confiscated Bees and Beehives
§ 44-15-118. Preventive Measures
§ 44-15-119. Unlawful Activities