02 NCAC 48A .0213          EXPOSURE OF DISEASED MATERIALS

(a)  No one shall knowingly expose bees, bee products, or equipment which is known to be infested with a contagious and infectious bee disease in such a manner as to be accessible to robber bees.

(b)  When a colony of bees dies as a result of disease, it shall immediately be sealed or closed to prevent robber bees from carrying disease to healthy colonies.

(c)  If apiary products or equipment that are infested with infectious disease, are mixed with uninfested products, or equipment the entire lot shall be considered infested.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106‑634 through 106‑644;

Eff. January 1, 1985.