106-639. Regulations for control and prevention of diseases and disorders.
The Board may adopt regulations and procedures for the disposition of bees infected or infested with diseases or disorders, beekeeping equipment, and other regulated articles kept or moved in violation of this Article and pursuant regulations. Such regulations may authorize the Commissioner to quarantine, destroy, confiscate, or otherwise dispose of, eradicate, establish cleanup areas, and require owners to disinfect, fumigate, treat with drugs, or destroy bees or articles at their own expense or to take measures to eradicate bee diseases or disorders.
The Board shall have authority to either allow, require, or forbid use of drugs in the control of bee diseases or disorders, and may define as infested or infected symptomless carriers of a disease or disorder, declare bees that have been treated with disease-masking drugs to be infested or infected, and consider bees or articles which have been exposed to a disease or disorder to be infected or infested.
The Board may also adopt regulations governing beeswax salvage operations and honey house sanitation for disease prevention. (1977, c. 238, s. 6.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 55 - North Carolina Bee and Honey Act of 1977.
§ 106-634 - Declaration of policy.
§ 106-636 - Powers and duties of Commissioner generally.
§ 106-637 - Authority of Board to accept gifts, enter contracts, etc.
§ 106-638 - Authority of Board to adopt regulations, standards, etc.
§ 106-639 - Regulations for control and prevention of diseases and disorders.
§ 106-639.1 - Permit to sell bees.
§ 106-640 - Authority of Commissioner to protect industry from diseases and disorders, etc.
§ 106-641 - Giving false information to Commissioner; hives; certificates, permits, etc.
§ 106-642 - Emergency action by Commissioner.
§ 106-643 - Designation of persons to administer Article; inspections, etc.
§ 106-645 - Limitations on local government regulation of hives.