S.D. Codified Laws § 38-18-26

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 38-18-26 - Certificate of inspection required to transfer ownership of bees or used bee equipment-Copy to recipient of bees-Violation as misdemeanor

No person may sell, offer for sale, give away, or transfer ownership of any apiary, bees, or used bee equipment within this state without receiving a certificate of inspection from the secretary issued within six months prior to the disposition. The seller or giver shall issue a copy of the certificate to the purchaser or person receiving the colony at the time of delivery. A violation of this section is a Class 2 misdemeanor.

SDCL 38-18-26

SL 1947, ch 6, § 13; SL 1959, ch 2, § 8; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.1113; SL 1976, ch 243, § 17; SL 1984, ch 265, § 2; SL 1986, ch 330, § 30.