SB3116 amends the Bees and Apiaries Act to revise bee health inspections and transportation regulations.
SB3116 amends the Bees and Apiaries Act by updating rules for bee health inspections and intrastate transportation. The Department of Agriculture must adopt rules based on the Illinois State Beekeepers Association's best management practices for parasite and virus treatments. It also revises requirements for annual health inspection certificates, allowing commercial beekeepers to transport hives for up to a year. The bill mandates that sellers of bees, queens, or nucleus hives obtain an inspection certificate.
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