Expands the right to keep bees in West Virginia, limits apiary inspections, and clarifies quarantine conditions.

This bill amends West Virginia law to expand the right to keep bees, limit inspections of apiaries by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and clarify the circumstances under which the Commissioner may quarantine bees. It ensures that individuals can operate apiaries on their own property without municipal interference. The Commissioner may inspect apiaries with owner permission, but inspections are limited to once a year for apiaries producing queens, packaged bees, or nuclei colonies.

Expands the right to keep bees in West Virginia, limits apiary inspections, and clarifies quarantine conditions.

This bill amends West Virginia law to expand the right to keep bees, limit inspections of apiaries by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and clarify the circumstances under which the Commissioner may quarantine bees. It ensures that individuals can operate apiaries on their own property without municipal interference. The Commissioner may inspect apiaries with owner permission, but inspections are limited to once a year for apiaries producing queens, packaged bees, or nuclei colonies.