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§2-3-106.


§2-3-106.
   
   A. Any queen producer or retailer who ships queens or package bees
   into the state is required to be registered annually by March 15 of
   each year with the Board. A registration form shall be provided by the
   Board and a fee of Five Dollars ($5.00) shall be charged for such
   registration.
   
   B. Any package containing a queen or bees which are shipped intrastate
   or shipped into the state shall be accompanied with a copy of a health
   certificate issued by the state of origin. Any person engaged in the
   rearing of queens or package bees for sale shall have his apiary or
   apiaries inspected by the Board before they shall be certified free of
   bee pests. Honey or honey products used in shipping cages for the
   transport of queens or package bees shall be boiled for at least
   thirty (30) minutes.
   
   C. Upon the discovery of any pest an apiary shall be quarantined
   pursuant to Section 12 of this act and no further sale or shipment of
   queens or package bees shall be permitted until the pests within the
   apiary are satisfactorily controlled as determined by the Board.
   Removal of the quarantine order shall be issued by the Board.
   
   D. In addition, the Board shall require all out-of-state producers of
   queens or package bees who ship queens or package bees into Oklahoma
   to provide the purchaser with a copy of the health certificate issued
   from the state of origin. All shippers are required to provide the
   Board with the names and addresses of persons who receive shipments
   during the year upon request by the Board.
   

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