Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Bees and Nonlivestock Animal Industry
Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 131.001. Definitions - Sec. 131.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Abandoned apiary, equipment,...

Section 131.002. Chief Apiary Inspector - Sec. 131.002. CHIEF APIARY INSPECTOR. (a) The director shall appoint...

Section 131.003. Conflicts of Interest - Sec. 131.003. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. (a) A person may not...

Section 131.004. Assistants - Sec. 131.004. ASSISTANTS. (a) The chief apiary inspector may employ...

Section 131.005. Annual Reports - Sec. 131.005. ANNUAL REPORTS. (a) The chief apiary inspector shall...

Section 131.006. Audit - Sec. 131.006. AUDIT. The financial transactions of the chief apiary...

Section 131.007. Publishing Information - Sec. 131.007. PUBLISHING INFORMATION. (a) The chief apiary inspector shall...

Section 131.008. Complaints - Sec. 131.008. COMPLAINTS. (a) The chief apiary inspector shall keep...

Section 131.009. Public Testimony - Sec. 131.009. PUBLIC TESTIMONY. The chief apiary inspector shall develop...

Section 131.010. Fees - Sec. 131.010. FEES. The chief apiary inspector shall make a...

Subchapter B. Disease Control

Section 131.021. Powers and Duties of Chief Apiary Inspector - Sec. 131.021. POWERS AND DUTIES OF CHIEF APIARY INSPECTOR. (a)...

Section 131.022. Quarantines - Sec. 131.022. QUARANTINES. (a) If the chief apiary inspector determines...

Section 131.023. Sale of Queen Bee and Attendants, Package Bees, and Nuclei - Sec. 131.023. SALE OF QUEEN BEE AND ATTENDANTS, PACKAGE BEES,...

Section 131.024. Seizure of Bees, Equipment, Pollen, or Honey - Sec. 131.024. SEIZURE OF BEES, EQUIPMENT, POLLEN, OR HONEY. (a)...

Section 131.025. Duty to Report Diseased Bees - Sec. 131.025. DUTY TO REPORT DISEASED BEES. If a beekeeper...

Subchapter C. Permits and Registration

Section 131.041. Permit for Importation - Sec. 131.041. PERMIT FOR IMPORTATION. (a) A person may not...

Section 131.042. Permit for Exportation - Sec. 131.042. PERMIT FOR EXPORTATION. (a) A person who ships...

Section 131.043. Permits for Intrastate Shipment - Sec. 131.043. PERMITS FOR INTRASTATE SHIPMENT. (a) A person may...

Section 131.044. Certificate of Inspection - Sec. 131.044. CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION. (a) A person who wants...

Section 131.045. Apiary Registration - Sec. 131.045. APIARY REGISTRATION. (a) The chief apiary inspector may...

Section 131.046. Disposition and Use of Fees - Sec. 131.046. DISPOSITION AND USE OF FEES. (a) Fees collected...

Subchapter D. Branding and Identification of Apiary Equipment

Section 131.061. Identification Required - Sec. 131.061. IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED. A person may not operate an...

Section 131.062. Brand; Registration - Sec. 131.062. BRAND; REGISTRATION. (a) The chief apiary inspector shall...

Section 131.063. Registration of Brand; Fee - Sec. 131.063. REGISTRATION OF BRAND; FEE. (a) The chief apiary...

Section 131.064. Affixing Brand to Equipment - Sec. 131.064. AFFIXING BRAND TO EQUIPMENT. A registrant shall affix...

Section 131.065. Transfer of Brand - Sec. 131.065. TRANSFER OF BRAND. (a) A brand may be...

Subchapter E. Labeling and Sale of Honey

Section 131.081. Use of "Honey" on Label - Sec. 131.081. USE OF "HONEY" ON LABEL. A person may...

Section 131.082. Use of Bee, Hive, or Comb Design - Sec. 131.082. USE OF BEE, HIVE, OR COMB DESIGN. A...

Section 131.083. Sale of Imitation Honey - Sec. 131.083. SALE OF IMITATION HONEY. A person may not...

Section 131.084. Sale of Honey Mixtures - Sec. 131.084. SALE OF HONEY MIXTURES. (a) A person may...

Subchapter F. Enforcement

Section 131.101. Enforcement Authority - Sec. 131.101. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY. The chief apiary inspector is the...

Section 131.102. Entry Power - Sec. 131.102. ENTRY POWER. (a) The chief apiary inspector may...

Section 131.103. Stop-Sale Order - Sec. 131.103. STOP-SALE ORDER. If the official or agency responsible...

Section 131.104. Civil Actions - Sec. 131.104. CIVIL ACTIONS. (a) The official or agency responsible...

Section 131.105. Venue for Civil and Criminal Actions - Sec. 131.105. VENUE FOR CIVIL AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS. Venue for...

Subchapter G. Penalties

Section 131.121. Disease Control - Sec. 131.121. DISEASE CONTROL. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 131.122. Apiary Equipment Brands - Sec. 131.122. APIARY EQUIPMENT BRANDS. (a) A person commits an...

Section 131.123. Labeling or Sale of Honey - Sec. 131.123. LABELING OR SALE OF HONEY. (a) A person...