1904 



GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTURE. 



173 



write at once to his Representative and 

 Seniitor; and that means 3'ou, and you, and 

 j'oii who read this. Do it at once befjre 

 you f jri^et it. 



The fallowing- is the text of the bill that 

 is now before the Committee on Agriculture 

 for consideration. Hon. D. R. Herrick, of 

 Hamilton Co., who introduced the measure, 

 was once a bee-keeper himself. Quite a 

 number of the Representatives in tlie House 

 have been interviewed. I hive seen sever- 

 al myself. Now it rests with the Ohio bee- 

 keepers to do their dut}^ and do it soon. 



A BII^I, 



To provide for County Inspectors of Apiaries, and de- 

 finingtheirdutics and providing for iheir compensa- 

 tion, lor the purpose of curing and avoiding foul 

 brood or other dibeases among bees and their hives. 



Be it enacted bv the General Assembly of the State 

 of Ohio: 



Section 1 — That whenever a petition is presented 

 to the Board of County Commissioners of any couity 

 in the State of Ohio -signed by three or more peisons, 

 all of whom are residents of the said county, and pos- 

 ses.sors of an apiary, or place whtre bees are kept, 

 stating that certain apiaries within ^^aid countj- are in- 

 fected with the disease known as foul brood, or any 

 other disense which is injuri )us to bets or their larvre, 

 praying that an inspector be appointed by .said Board 

 of Couuty Comm:,ssioners, said Board of County Com- 

 ni's^iouer-i shall, within five days after the presenta- 

 tion of .said petition, appoint a person as bee-inspector 

 who is a resident of said county who shall be a skilled 

 bet-keeper, ha iiig thorough knowledge of foul brood 

 and other diseases inj irious to bees and their larva 

 and the treauuent of the same. 



Sectio.v 2 — The person so appointed sh(ll, within 

 five days after his appointment, file with the said 

 Board his written acceptance of the office, or, in de- 

 fault thereof, or in case of vacancy, the Board sh.nll. in 

 the same manner, make new appjinlments uniil the 

 said office is filled. The inspector shall hold his office 

 for two years, and until his succ.ssor is appointed and 

 q' a'ified, except when upon petition of ten persons 

 (each of whom is a resident of said county, and pos- 

 sessor of an apiary), to the Board of Conniy Commis- 

 sioners of said county, may mnove said inspector for 

 cause, after a hearing of petitioners. 



Section 3. -Any bee-keeper, or other person who 

 shall have cau-e to believe that any apiary in his county 

 is affected with foul brood or other disease, either in 

 his own apiary or elsewhere, shall make affidavit, 

 stating that, on information or belief, he believes that 

 certain apiaries, describing the location naming the 

 owner or keeper, are affected with foul brood or other 

 dis^-ase. and his groun 1 for such belief. On receiving 

 said affidavit from any source of the existence, in any 

 apiary in his county, of the disease known as foul 

 brood, or any other infectious or contagious disease of 

 bees, the county inspector of bees shall forthwith in- 

 spect each colony of bees and all hives, implements, 

 and apparatus, honey and supplies on hand, or used in 

 cjnnection with such apiary, and distinctly designate 

 each colony or apiary which is infected, and notify the 

 owner or person in charge of said bees thereof, in 

 writing or otherwise; and the owners of said bees, or 

 the persons in charge thereof, practically and in good 

 faith to apply, and thereafter fully and effectually car- 

 ry out, to and upon such diseased colonies, such treat- 

 ment as may have been prescribed by the said inspec- 

 tor for such cases; also thoroughly disinfect, to the 

 satisfaction of the inspector, all hives, bee-houses, 

 combs honey, and apparatus that have been used in 

 connection with any such diseased colonies; or, at his 

 election, the said owner or person in charge of such 

 bees may within the same time, utterly and complete- 

 ly destioy said bees, hives, houses, comb-houses, hon- 

 ey and apparatus by first killing the bees (by the use 

 of sulphur fumes when the bees are in the hives for 

 the night) by fire, or bury the same in the ground 

 with a covering of not less than two feet of earth. 



Section 4.— The County Inspector of bees shall have 

 the right to enter the premises of any bee-keeper 

 where the bees are kept, and inspect such bees; and 

 any person resisting or refusing to allow said inspec- 

 tion by said bee-inspector shall be guilty of a misde- 

 meanor, and may be then and there arrested by said 

 bee-inspector or person deputized by him, and brought 



before a Justice of Peace, and upon conviction shall be 

 fined not les5 than ten dollars nor more than twenly- 

 dve dollars 



Sect. ON 5.— After inspecting, working with, or han- 

 dling intected hives or fi.'ctures, or handling di.-eased 

 bees, the inspector or other person shall, before leav- 

 ing the premises or proceeding to any other apiary, 

 thoroughly disinfect his own person and clothing, and 

 shall s.e that any assistant or assistants with him 

 have also thoroughly disinfected their clothing and 

 persons 



Section 6.— The inspector shall have full power in 

 his di-cretion to order any owner or possessor of bees, 

 dwelling in box hives, in api.iries where the disease ex- 

 ists (being mere boxes without frames), to transfer 

 such bees to movable-frame hives within a specified 

 time; and in default of such transfer the same shall 

 become unlawful and the inspector may destroy, or 

 order tor tlestruction, such bo.K hives, and the bees 

 dwelling therein, as a public nuisance 



Seciion 7. — Should any owner of or keeper of, or 

 other person having diseased bees, or their larvte, or 

 of any affected hives or combs, appliances or utensils 

 for bee-keeping, seb' or barter, or give away the same, 

 or allow the same or auv part thereof to" be moved, 

 such person shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and 

 upon conviction such per.son shall be fined not less 

 than ten dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars. 



S^.CTiON S.— Should any person whose bee.s have 

 qeen destroyed or treated for foul brood sell, or offer 

 tor sale, any bee-, hives, or appurtenances of any 

 kind, a ter such destruction or treatment, and before 

 being authorized by the in-pector to do so or should 

 he expos; in his bee yard or elsewhere anv infecied 

 comb honey or other infected thing, or conceal the 

 fact tnat such disease exists among his bees, such per- 

 son shall i,e guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- 

 viction such person shall be fined not less than ten 

 dollars nor more than twenty-ave dollars. 



SECfioN 'J — If an)' owner or keeper of bees knows 

 of, or after being notified by the county bee inspector 

 that foul brood or other infectio is or contagious dis- 

 ease exists in any of the hives in the ao aries owned 

 by or in charge of said persons, and sha'U fail to com- 

 ply within ten days from receiving said knowledge, 

 and the date of receiving instiuctions from the county 

 inspector to cure or destroy the bees or hives, or their 

 appliances, such person shall be guilt> ot a misde- 

 meanor, and upon conviction thereof such per.son 

 shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more than 

 twenty five dollars. 



Section 10 — When the owner or possessor of bees 

 shall disobey the directions of said bee inspector in, 

 curing or destroying any diseased bees, honey, hives, 

 or appliances they shall become unlawful and a pub- 

 lic nuisance, ana the said bee-inspector shall at once 

 destroy said bees, honey, hives, or appliances, and 

 may deputize such additional persons as he may find 

 necessary to effect said destruction. 



Section 11 —The county inspector shall make a 

 monthly report in writing, under oath, to the Board of 

 County Commissioners, in which report he shall state 

 the days and number of hours in the preceding month 

 spent by him in the actual discharge of his duties and 

 shall in f-aid report state the name of the owner or 

 keeper, and the location of the apiary upon which 

 such time was spent in curing or destroying said bees, 

 together with an itemized account showing the dates 

 and amounts, for what incurred, money spent for any 

 discharge of his duties, and to whom the same was 

 paid, and for what services and considerations such 

 indebtednees was incurred, and accompany said re- 

 port with the affidavits given him under and in pursu- 

 ance of Section 3 of this act, and make full and com- 

 plete report of all he did, and results of his treatment 

 of any apiary. 



Section 12.— .\fter the county inspector of bees in 

 any county sha 1 make report, as provided in the pre- 

 ceding section, said county commissioner shall allow 

 anl pay to said county inspector of bees two dollars 

 for a tuU day and one dollar for each half-day neces- 

 sarily ani actually employed in the discharge of his 

 duties under this act, togeth«?r with his neces-ary and 

 actual expenses while so employed, to be audited, al- 

 lowed, and paid by the county officers. 



Section I'A —This act shall take effect and be in 

 force from and after its passage. 



NO HALF-TONES THIS ISSUE. 



It will be noticed that in this issue all 

 half-tones are omitted. "We have quite a 

 number of thein on hand; but owing to the 



