It shall be unlawful and a violation of the Oklahoma Apiary Act for any person:

1. To refuse to permit an inspection provided for by the Oklahoma Apiary Act, or to hinder or interfere with, in any way, the inspection or the person authorized to make the inspection;

2. To rent a colony of bees to another and misrepresent the strength of a colony;

3. To fail to pay any fee, fine, or penalty as required and established by the Oklahoma Apiary Act or promulgated rules;

4. To retain Africanized honeybees except for approved research purposes pursuant to this act;

5. To knowingly expose comb, honey, frames, empty hives, cover, bottom boards or tools, or other appliances to any material from a diseased colony or apiary or infested with a bee pest;

6. To fail to comply with any State Board of Agriculture order; or

7. To violate any provision of the Oklahoma Apiary Act and the rules promulgated by the Board.

Historical Data

Amended by Laws 1988, HB 1830, c. 259, § 11, emerg. eff. July 1, 1988; Amended by Laws 2000, SB 1424, c. 367, § 26, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000 (superseded document available); Amended by Laws 2005, HB 1809, c. 135, § 9, eff. November 1, 2005 (superseded document available).