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S.F. No. 0003 |
Apiary laws. |
Sponsored By: Joint Agriculture, State and Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee
AN ACT relating to apiaries; providing and amending definitions; providing for holding yard and spray yard locations; providing for variance agreements; modifying registration and inspections of apiaries; providing for export certificates; providing for a penalty; and providing for an effective date.
12/1/2009 Bill Number Assigned
2/8/2010 S Received for Introduction
2/8/2010 S Introduced and Referred to S05
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Nicholas, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern.
Ayes 30 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/10/2010 S05 Recommended Amend and Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Bebout, Elliott, Geis, Jennings and Johnson
Ayes 5 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/10/2010 S Placed on General File
SF0003SS001/ADOPTED
Page 4-line 13 After "(iii)" insert "and (iv)".
Page 4–line 15 After "(v)," insert "(e), 11‑7‑202(a)and (d)(i), 11‑7‑205(a)(iv)"; delete "11‑7‑301(a)(iv)" insert "11‑7‑301(a)(i), (iii) and (iv)".
Page 5-line 8 Reinsert stricken "the"; strike "bees" insert "life cycle".
Page 5-after line 9 Insert:
"(iv) "Colony" means the bees, hive and all equipment used in connection with the hive;".
Page 5-line 11 Delete "either" insert "mites, including but not limited to"; delete "or" insert "mites and".
Page 5-line 14 Delete "either" insert "insects, including but not limited to".
Page 5–line 15 Delete "or" insert "and".
Page 7-after line 9 Insert:
"(e) Certificates of registration shall not be issued for
new apiaries which are within such close proximity to established registered
apiaries that there is danger of spread of disease bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests or that the proximity may interfere
with the proper feeding and honey flow of established apiaries.
11‑7‑202. General apiary registrations.
(a) In order to control, limit and prevent the spread of
bee diseases, and
other contagious or infectious diseases bee parasites or bee pests among bees, hives and apiaries and
to control, limit and prevent interference with proper feeding and honey flow
of established apiaries, general apiaries registered to different persons shall
be located at least two (2) miles apart, except as otherwise provided in this
article. The department shall not register or issue a certificate of
registration for any general apiary that is located less than two (2) miles
from a general apiary registered to another person, except as otherwise
provided in this section.
(d) A person with an existing apiary that is located less than two (2) miles from an existing general apiary registered to another person may register his apiary as a general apiary under the following conditions:
(i) His apiary is established and
registered with the department as a general apiary under the department's rules
in effect prior to May 27, 1983 December 31, 2009; and
11‑7‑205. Hobbyist apiary registrations.
(a) The department may grant hobbyist apiary registrations to hobbyist beekeepers under the following conditions:
(iv) If the department determines that too
many hobbyist apiaries are being registered within too close proximity of each
other or of other established apiaries so that there is danger of the spread of
bee diseases, or
other contagious or infectious diseases bee parasites or bee pests among bees or apiaries or that there
will be interference with the proper feeding and honey flow of established
apiaries, the department may refuse to grant any further hobbyist registrations
in the locality and area of the danger.".
Page 7-line 14 Strike "contagious and" insert "bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests".
Page 7-line 15 Strike "infectious disease".
Page 7-after line 18 Insert:
"(i) Order the transfer of colonies of bees from hives or containers which cannot be properly examined for brood or other bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests to other hives or containers;
(iii) Quarantine any apiary where foulbrood or any contagious or infectious bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests are present and, during the quarantine, prevent the removal from the apiary of any bees or equipment except under a special permit issued by the department permitting the removal under conditions it prescribes. A person may not sell or offer for sale any apiary, bees or equipment which are under quarantine unless the department issues a permit authorizing the sale or removal. Written notice of quarantine shall be posted by the department, owner or person in charge at the quarantined apiary at a conspicuous place, and a copy shall be personally served or sent by certified mail to the owner of the apiary or person in charge. The quarantine continues in effect until it is ordered removed and a copy of the removal order served in the same manner;".
Page 7-line 21 Strike "disease" insert "bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests".
Page 9-line 1 Delete "the" insert "any colony".
Page 9–line 2 Delete "bees".
Page 9–line 4 Delete "bees" insert "any colony".
Page 9–after line 6 Insert and renumber:
"Section 3. W.S. 11‑7‑201(j) is repealed.".
Page 9–line 8 Delete "3" insert "4". GEIS, CHAIRMAN
2/10/2010 S Passed CoW
2/11/2010 S Passed 2nd Reading
2/12/2010 S Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Senator(s) Anderson, J., Bebout, Burns, Case, Coe, Cooper, Dockstader, Elliott, Esquibel, F., Geis, Hastert, Hines, Hunnicutt, Jennings, Johnson, Landen, Larson, Martin, Massie, Meier, Meyer, Perkins, Peterson, Ross, Schiffer, Scott, Sessions, Townsend and Von Flatern.
Excused: Senator(s) Nicholas
Ayes 29 Nays 0 Excused 1 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/15/2010 H Received for Introduction
2/17/2010 H Introduced and Referred to H05
2/23/2010 H05 Recommended Do Pass
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Blake, Carson, Edmonds, Gilmore, Moniz, Semlek, Teeters, Wallis and Zwonitzer, Dn.
Ayes 9 Nays 0 Excused 0 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/23/2010 H Placed on General File
2/24/2010 H Passed CoW
2/25/2010 H Passed 2nd Reading
2/26/2010 H Passed 3rd Reading
ROLL CALL
Ayes: Representative(s) Anderson, R., Bagby, Barbuto, Berger, Blake, Blikre, Bonner, Brechtel, Brown, Buchanan, Byrd, Cannady, Carson, Childers, Cohee, Connolly, Craft, Davison, Diercks, Edmonds, Esquibel, K., Gilmore, Gingery, Goggles, Hales, Hammons, Harshman, Harvey, Illoway, Jaggi, Jorgensen, Kimble, Landon, Lockhart, Lubnau, Madden, McKim, McOmie, Miller, Millin, Moniz, Patton, Peasley, Pedersen, Petersen, Quarberg, Roscoe, Semlek, Shepperson, Simpson, Steward, Stubson, Teeters, Thompson, Throne, Wallis, Zwonitzer, Dn. and Zwonitzer, Dv..
Excused: Representative(s) Hallinan and Philp.
Ayes 58 Nays 0 Excused 2 Absent 0 Conflicts 0
2/26/2010 Assigned Number SEA No. 0001
3/1/2010 S President Signed SEA No. 0001
3/1/2010 H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0001
3/3/2010 Governor Signed SEA No. 0001
3/3/2010 Assigned Chapter Number
Chapter No. 0014 Session Laws of Wyoming 2010.