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FOUL BROOD ACT 



CHAPTER 18. 



An Act for the Suppression of Foul Brood Among Bees. 



[1st March, 1911.] 



His Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative As- 

 sembly of the Province of British Columbia, enacts as follows: 



1. This Act may be cited as the "Foul Brood Act, 1911." 



2. (1.) The word "Minister," whenever used in this Act, shall mean 

 the Minister of Finance and Agriculture for the Province of British 

 Columbia. 



(2.) The word "Inspector" shall mean Inspector of Apiaries for the 

 Province of British Columbia. 



3. The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may from time to time appoint 

 such person or persons as he shall think proper to act as Inspector or In- 

 spectors to carry out the provisions of this Act, and such Inspectors shall 

 be under the direction and control of the Minister. 



4. (l.) The said Inspector shall, whenever eo directed by the Minister, 

 visit without unnecessary delay any locality in the Province of British 

 Columbia and there examine, such apiary or apiaries as the said Minister 

 may direct, and ascertain whether or not the diseases known as "foul 

 brood" or "black brood," or either of them, exist in such apiary or apiaries, 

 or in their vicinity. 



(2.) Wherever the said Inspector is satisfied of the existence of such 

 disease in its virulent or malignant type, he shall order all colonies so 

 affected, together with the hives occupied by them, and the contents of 

 such hives and all tainted appurtenances or appliances that cannot be dis- 

 infected, to be immediately destroyed by fire under his personal direction 

 and superintendence, and in such manner as may be necessary to prevent 

 the spread of the said disease, and to thoroughly disinfect any appur- 

 tenances or appliances capable of being disinfected. 



(3.) Where the Inspector, who shall be the sole judge thereof, is 

 satisfied that the disease exists, but only in milder types and in its incipient 

 stages, and is being or may be treated successfully, and has reason to 

 believe that it may be entirely cured and eradicated, then the Inspector may 

 omit to destroy or order the destruction of the colonies and hives in which 

 such disease exists, but shall give the owner or caretaker of the diseased 

 apiary or apiaries full instructions how to treat said cases. The Minister 

 shall cause said apiary or apiaries to be visited from time to time, as he 

 may deem best, and if after proper treatment the said bees shall not be 

 cured of the disease, then he may cause the same, with the hives and all 

 tainted appurtenances and appliances, to be destroyed as in the preceding 

 subsection hereof provided. 



(4.) After inspecting infected hives or fixtures or handling diseased 

 bees, the Inspector shall, before leaving the premises, or inspecting any 

 other colony of bees or proceeding to any other apiary, thoroughly disinfect 

 his own person and clothing, and shall see that every assistant with him 

 also thoroughly disinfects his person and clothing. 



5. The inspector shall have full power, in his discretion, to order any 

 owner or possessor of bees dwelling in box hives (being mere boxes without 

 frames) to transfer such bees to movable frame hives within a specified 



