Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 35 - Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
Chapter 30 - Consumer Protection
Subchapter 38 - Apiaries
Section 35:30-38-9 - Abandoned apiaries
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 35:30-38-9
Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a) Any abandoned apiary may be confiscated by the Department.
(b) Prior to confiscation of the abandoned apiary, the Department shall take reasonable steps to locate the owner.
(1) The owner, lessee, or renter of the land
where the apiary is discovered shall be notified.
(2) The local beekeeping organization shall
be notified and given sixty (60) days to locate the owner.
(3) A notice of confiscation shall be placed
at the apiary one hundred and eighty (180) days prior to
confiscation.
(c) If the Department is unable to locate the owner upon completion of the above steps, it shall destroy the apiary or donate the apiary to an appropriate research facility.
Added at 23 Ok Reg 878, eff 5-11-06
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