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SENATE BILL NO. 1208

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S1208...............................................by AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
BEEKEEPERS - Amends existing law relating to bees to require every
beekeeper to obtain a permit to bring bees into Idaho; and to specify
qualifications for a permit as a "qualified bistate beekeeper."

02/15    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/16    Rpt prt - to Agric Aff

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S1208


                                                                        
 ||||              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ||||
Fifty-fifth Legislature                 First Regular Session - 1999
                                                                        

                                      IN THE SENATE

                                   SENATE BILL NO. 1208

                            BY AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

 1                                        AN ACT
 2    RELATING TO BEES; AMENDING SECTION 22-2526, IDAHO CODE, TO REQUIRE EVERY  BEE-
 3        KEEPER TO OBTAIN A PERMIT AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS; AMENDING SEC-
 4        TION  22-2529,  IDAHO  CODE,  TO  CLARIFY  REQUIREMENTS  FOR A PERMIT BY A
 5        "QUALIFIED BISTATE BEEKEEPER"  AND  TO  MAKE  TECHNICAL  CORRECTIONS;  AND
 6        AMENDING SECTION 22-2530, IDAHO CODE, TO SPECIFY QUALIFICATIONS FOR A PER-
 7        MIT AS A "QUALIFIED BISTATE BEEKEEPER" AND TO MAKE TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

 8    Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:

 9        SECTION  1.  That  Section 22-2526, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
10    amended to read as follows:

11        22-2526.  IMPORTATION OF BEES -- PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. Any beekeeper who is
12     not a "qualified bi-state beekeeper"  desiring to move  bees  into
13    Idaho  shall, before bringing such bees into said state, be required to obtain
14    a permit from the director. Before such a permit will be issued, a certificate
15    of health must be obtained from the state of origin showing lack of foulbrood,
16    or other infectious or contagious disease in said bees, combs, hives  or  bee-
17    keeping  equipment,  and be delivered to the director. There shall be a permit
18    charge of twenty-five cents (25[) per colony for each  colony  of  bees  moved
19    into  the  state  of Idaho. This amount shall be paid to the state of Idaho by
20    the beekeeper prior to the movement.    A  p    P  ermit
21    issued hereunder shall expire six (6) months from date of issuance.

22        SECTION  2.  That  Section 22-2529, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
23    amended to read as follows:

24        22-2529.  ACT CONSTRUED TO PERMIT TRANSPORTATION OF BEES -- PERMIT.  
25    This act shall not be construed to prevent the transportation across the Idaho
26    state  line of bees in hives, or bee supplies and equipment, between bee yards
27    owned by, or under the control of a   A  "qualified  bi-
28    state   bistate  beekeeper . "  However, such
29    transportation shall not be lawful unless  a  general  and  continuing  
30      may  transport  across the Idaho state line, bees in hives, or bee sup-
31    plies and equipment, between bee yards owned by, or under the control  of  the
32    beekeeper  if  he  holds  a  permit therefor as  hereinafter 
33    provided in section 22-2530, Idaho Code,  shall have been first  obtained
34    from  the director,  and such permit may be revoked by the director upon
35    a showing that such privilege has been or is being  abused.  Bee  colonies  in
36    transit through Idaho shall be netted while within the borders of Idaho and no
37    such  bees  shall  be   off loaded   offloaded  in Idaho
38    without full compliance of the laws.

39        SECTION 3.  That Section 22-2530, Idaho Code, be, and the same  is  hereby
40    amended to read as follows:


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 1        22-2530.  ANNUAL    GENERAL  AND  CONTINUING  PERMIT. An annual
 2     general and continuing  permit shall be  issued  to  a  "qualified
 3      bi-state      bistate  beekeeper" by the director upon
 4    receipt of  an annual  application and a report of  a  satisfactory
 5    inspection  by  the  director's designated agent as to  the  health
 6    and condition of  the  applicant's  Idaho  bee colonies.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact

                         STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
                                   
                                RS09003



The purpose of this legislation is to ensure that all bees entering
Idaho are inspected to reduce the negative impacts of
bugs and diseases.                                             









                              FISCAL NOTE

There could be an impact to the Ag Departments budget as a result
of the requirement to inspect all bees entering Idaho.









CONTACT: Senator Shawn Keough 332-l





STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/ FISCAL NOTE
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