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disease exists in his apiary, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and 
upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dol- 
lars nor more than twenty-five dollars. 
Transfer of Diseased Bees 
Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That the Inspector of Apiaries 
shall have full power, in his discretion, to order any owner or keeper 
of bees, dwelling in box hives, in apiaries where disease exists, to 
transfer such bees to movable frame hives within a specified time, 
and in default of such transfer, the Inspector, may order the destruc- 
tion of such box-hives and the bees dwelling therein. 
Certificates Required on Bees Coming into Tennessee 
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That any person, firm or corpora- 
tion who shall bring into the State of Tennessee, any colony or colonies 
of bees, shall immediately notify the Inspector of Apiaries of such 
fact, stating where such bees are being kept, and shall at the same 
time file with the said Inspector a certificate from the duly appointed 
Inspector in the County or State from which such bees were shipped, 
stating that such colony or colonies are free from any infectious or 
contagious disease; and in default of such certificate it shall be the 
duty of the Inspector of Apiaries to proceed to examine such bees, and 
ascertain whether they are free from Foul Brood or other disease. 
Any person, firm, or corporation who shall fail to notify the Inspector 
as required by this Section, for a period of ten days from the arrival 
within the State of Tennessee of such colony or colonies of bees, shall 
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be punished 
by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars. 
Inspection Required of Queen Bees 
Sec. 8. Be it further enacted, That any person, firm or cor- 
poration, engaged in the rearing of queen bees for sale, to use 
honey for the making of candy for use in mailing cages, which has 
been boiled for at least thirty minutes. Any person so engaged in the 
rearing of queen bees shall have his apiary or apiaries inspected at 
least twice during each summer season, and upon the discovery of any 
disease which is infectious or contagious in its nature, and injurious 
to bees, said person shall at once cease to ship queen bees from such 
diseased apiary until the Inspector of apiaries shall declare the said 
apiary free from any disease. Any queen breeder who shall violate 
the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and 
upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dol- 
lars nor more than twenty-five dollars. 
Precautions of Inspector 
Sec. 9. Be it further enacted, That the Inspector, after inspect- 
ing infected bees, or handling infected hives or fixtures, shall, before 
proceeding to any other apiary, thoroughly disinfect any portion of 
his person or clothing or any tools used by him which have come in 
contact with any infected material. 
Report of Inspector 
Sec. 10. Be it further enacted, That the Inspector of Apiaries 
shall make an annual report to the Commissioner of Agriculture giv- 
ing the number of apiaries inspected, the number of diseased apiaries 
found, the number of colonies treated, and the number of colonies de- 
stroyed, and statistics bearing on the bee industry. 
