Ohio Revised Code
Chapter 909 | Apiaries
Section 909.09 | Permit Necessary to Transfer.

Effective: June 20, 1994
Latest Legislation: Senate Bill 134 - 120th General Assembly
No person shall sell, offer for sale, give, offer to give, barter, or offer to barter any bees, honeycombs, or used beekeeping equipment without a permit from the director of agriculture. The permit, or a copy of it, shall accompany any such transfer of ownership. The director may refuse to issue the permit until he finds by inspection that any africanized honey bees are eradicated from and any serious bee diseases are controlled or eradicated from the bees, honeycombs, or used beekeeping equipment.
This section does not apply to the transfer of ownership of honeycomb for human consumption.

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