11-7-215. Variance agreements.
(a) Upon request from a general beekeeper, the department may enter into a variance agreement with the general beekeeper because of drought conditions, crop rotation, conservation reserve program acres or other unforeseen circumstances adverse to a yard location.
(b) Following a thorough investigation of each request under subsection (a) of this section, the department shall determine whether or not to enter into the requested variance agreement. If granted, a variance agreement shall contain an expiration date, after which the bees shall be returned to the original registered location. Failure to return the bees to the original registered apiary location shall cause that registered apiary location to be forfeited.
(c) Signed copies of a variance agreement between a beekeeper and the department shall be on file in the department s Cheyenne office and with the area apiary inspector and the beekeeper.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 11 - Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals
Chapter 7 - Apiary Registration and Inspection
Section 11-7-201 - Apiary Registration; Procedure; Information; Conditions; Penalties.
Section 11-7-202 - General Apiary Registrations.
Section 11-7-203 - Pollination Apiary Registrations.
Section 11-7-204 - Landowner Apiary Registrations.
Section 11-7-205 - Hobbyist Apiary Registrations.
Section 11-7-206 - Restrictions on Apiary Locations.
Section 11-7-207 - Changing Locations; Enlarging or Selling Apiaries.
Section 11-7-208 - New Locations; Evidence of Owner's or Manager's Permission.
Section 11-7-209 - Minimum Number of Colonies.
Section 11-7-211 - Forfeit of Registration; Termination of Rights; Disposition of Equipment.
Section 11-7-212 - Registration Fees.
Section 11-7-213 - Holding Yard Apiary Location.