§ 4.1-16-15 — Quarantine - Declaration - Hearing - Penalty

1. a. If the agriculture commissioner determines that a quarantine of this state or any
portion thereof may be necessary to eradicate or control the spread of disease,
insects, or pests, within the apicultural industry, the commissioner shall schedule
a public hearing on the matter and provide notice of the hearing by publishing its
time, place, and date in the official newspaper of each county having land within
the proposed quarantine area.
b. If after the hearing the commissioner orders the imposition of a quarantine, the
order must include the date by which or the circumstances under which the
commissioner shall lift the quarantine order.
2. If the commissioner determines that the imposition of an emergency quarantine is
necessary to eradicate or control the spread of disease, insects, or pests, within the
apicultural industry, the commissioner may impose such an order for a period not
exceeding fourteen days. Within the fourteen-day period, the commissioner shall hold
a public hearing as provided for in subsection 1 and determine whether a quarantine
order under subsection 1 should be imposed.
3. Following the establishment of a quarantine, the movement of any colonies, hives, or
other beekeeping equipment, described in the quarantine order, is subject to the order.
4. For purposes of this section, "insects" include Africanized honeybees.