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LAW BELATINO TO BEES 



(Chapter 166 of the Laws of 1925, as amended) 

 ARTICLE 15 



BEE DISEASES 



Section 173. Eradication of bee diseases. 



174. Keeping of diseased bees prohibited; existence of 



disease to be reported. 



175. Transportation of bees and bee materiaL 



175-a. Assessors shall list and report owners of bees : 

 Special provisions for Nassau county. 



§ 173. Eradication of bee diseases. The commissioner may 

 cause inspections to be made of apiaries in the state for the dis- 

 covery of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases. He 

 may also cause investigations to be made as to the best method 

 for the eradication of diseases of bees, and he may plan and 

 execute appropriate methods for the eradication of such diseases. 



The commissioner shall have access to all apiaries, structures, 

 appliances or premises where bees or honey or comb used in 

 apiaries may be. He may open any hive, colony, package or recep- 

 tacle of any kind containing or which he has reason to believe con- 

 tains any bees, comb, bee products, used beekeeping appliances, or 

 anything else which is capable of transmitting contagious or 

 infectious diseases of bees. 



§ 174. Keeping of diseased bees prohibited ; existence of disease 

 to be reported. No person shall keep in his possession or under his 

 care any colony of bees affected with a contagious or infectious 

 disease. Any pers'on who knows that any bees owned or controlled 

 by him are affected with any contagious or infectious disease shall 

 at once report such fact to the commissioner, stating all facts 

 known to him with reference to said contagion or infection. 



If any inspection made by the commissioner or his duly author- 

 ized representative discloses that any apiary, appliances, struc- 

 tures, colonies or comb are infected, the commissioner or his duly 

 authorized representatives may give the owners or caretakers of 

 such infected property instructions for treating such infection. 

 If, in the judgment of the commissioner or his duly authorized 

 representatives, it is necessary, he may order such owner to com- 

 pletely destroy the infected apiaries, colonies, structures, appli- 

 ances or combs, or any such part of them as, in his judgment, he 

 may deem best for the eradication or control of said infection. 

 Said owner or person in charge slall carry out said instructions 

 or orders within ten days after a date which shall be specified in 

 said instructions or orders. 



If said owner or person in charge refuses or neglects to carry 

 out such instructions or orders within said period of ten days, the 

 said commissioner or his dub' authorized representative may apply 



