Notify Entomologist of foul brood. 



Section 4. Every bee keeper or other person who shall be aware of 

 the existence of foul brood, or any other infectious or contagious dis- 

 ease of bees, either in his own apiary or elsewhere in the State, shall 

 immediately notify the State Entomologist, his deputy or the County 

 Apicultural Inspector of the existence of such diseases. 



Notice, examinations. 



Section 5. The State Entomologist, his deputy in charge of apicul- 

 ture, or the County Apicultural Inspector, shall, when notified in writing 

 by the owner of an apiary or any bee keeper, examine any reported 

 apiaries and if any contagious disease is present, examine all others in 

 the same locality, not reported and ascertain whether or not any dis- 

 ease known as American Foul Brood, European Foul Brood, or any other 

 disease which is infectious in its nature and injurious to honey bees, in 

 their egg, larval, pupal, or adult stages, exists in such apiaries; and if 

 satisfied of the existence of any such disease shall give .the owner or 

 caretaker of the diseased apiaries full written or printed instructions 

 how to treat such cases as in his Judgment seem best, and state a time 

 in which his instructions shall be carried out. 



Destroy colonies not cured. 



Section 6. The State Entomologist, his deputy in charge of apicul- 

 ture, or the county apicultural inspector may, if necessary, visit all dis- 

 eased apiaries a second time, , after ten days and if need be destroy all 

 colonies of bees that he may find not cured of such disease, and all 

 honey, combs, and appliances, which would spread disease, without 

 recompense to the owner, lessee or agent thereof. ' 



Permit to move. 



Section 7. No person or persons, either as owner, agent, servant, 

 employe, or common carrier, shall sell, barter or give away or move an 

 apiary, bees, honey or bee keeping appliances wherein disease exists 

 without a permit from the State Entomologist, his deputy in charge of 

 apiculture, or the County Apicultural Inspector. 



Transfer from box to movable frame liives. 



Section 8. The State Entomologist, his deputies or apicultural in- 

 spectors shall have full power in their discretion to order any owner or 

 possessor of bees dwelling in box hives (being hives without movable 

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

 time. 



Authorized to enter premises. 



' Section 9. The State Entomologist, his deputy or an Apicultural 

 Inspector having jurisdiction, together with such help as they may need 

 in the prosecution of their work, are authorized during reasonable busi- 

 ness hours, to enter upon or into any premises, land, buildings or places 

 where bees or bee keeping appliances are kept, for carrying out the pro- 

 visions of this act. 



Disinfection. 



Section 10. After inspecting infected hives or fixtures or handling 

 diseased bees, the inspector or his assistants, shall before leaving the 

 premises or proceeding to any other apiary, thoroughly disinfect any 

 portion of their person and clothing and any tools and appliances used 

 by them which have come in contact with infected material. 



