Section 2-14-3Owners, etc., to register colonies of honeybees, bee yards and apiaries annually; registration fee; transfer of registration; disposition of registration fees and fines.
Every beekeeper, owner or others in possession of any honeybees shall, on or before October 1 of each year, register with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries every colony of honeybees, bee yards or apiaries in their possession or under their control, and such registration shall be made upon forms furnished by the commissioner upon which there shall be shown the number and location of colonies of bees with the apiary location or locations together with such other information as may be necessary for the administration of this chapter. Colonies of bees and apiaries acquired after October 1 during any year and not previously registered shall also be registered as required under this section; provided, however, that this requirement shall not apply to any bees or apiaries acquired after March 31, as such bees shall not be registered until the following October 1.
If any honeybees or an apiary previously and currently registered under this section is sold or otherwise transferred from one beekeeper to another beekeeper, such registration thereof may be transferred to the person acquiring such bees or apiary without the payment of the registration fee.
An annual registration or inspection fee shall be paid by the registrant which shall accompany the application for registration, and the amount of such fee shall be based upon and determined by the number of colonies of bees owned by or under the control of the person registering such honeybees in the following amount:
| Number of Colonies | Registration Fee |
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| 1 to 25 colonies | $2.00 | | 25 to 100 colonies | $5.00 | | 100 to 300 colonies | $10.00 | | 300 to 500 colonies | $15.00 | | 500 or more colonies | $25.00 |
All amounts collected under this section as registration fees together with the amount of any fine imposed under the penalty section of this chapter shall be deposited into the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury to be disbursed and expended for the administration and enforcement of this chapter by the Department of Agriculture and Industries for the payment of salaries, equipment purchases, travel expenses and other purposes incident to and necessary for the administration and enforcement of this chapter. Failure or refusal to comply with the registration requirements of this section and to pay the required registration fee shall be unlawful and punishable under the penalty provisions of this chapter.
(Acts 1965, No. 794, p. 1488, §2.)
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