Each beekeeper that manages bees shall apply to the department for an annual inspection certificate. The inspection certificate shall be issued by the department upon completion of the apiary inspection and shall state the colonies and apiaries that are apparently free of contagious disease and the colonies and apiaries that are infected with contagious disease. No honey shall be offered for sale unless the beekeeper has a current inspection certificate. History: 1953 Comp., § 47-24-6, enacted by Laws 1975, ch. 122, § 6.
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