§ 29073 Bee Pest Destruction Authority

• •If bees or their hives have bad bugs that are moved where they shouldn't be, the inspector can get rid of them.
• •The inspector can destroy the bees, hives, or combs right away if they have these bad bugs.
• •This rule is to stop the bad bugs from spreading and hurting other bees.

A beekeeper moves their beehives to a new place without checking for bad bugs. The inspector finds out the hives have these bugs.

The inspector can destroy those hives and bees right away to stop the bugs from spreading to other hives.