§ 11-7-202 — General apiary registrations

Wyoming § 11-7-202

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 11: Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals
• Ch. 7: APIARY REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION
• Art. 2: REGISTRATION

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(a) In order to control, limit and prevent the spread of
bee diseases, bee parasites or bee pests among bees, hives and
apiaries and to control, limit and prevent interference with
proper feeding and honey flow of established apiaries, general
apiaries registered to different persons shall be located at
least two (2) miles apart, except as otherwise provided in this
article. The department shall not register or issue a
certificate of registration for any general apiary that is
located less than two (2) miles from a general apiary registered
to another person, except as otherwise provided in this section.
(b) Any person may register a general apiary that is
situated less than two (2) miles from another general apiary he
has registered, if the location of the general apiary being
applied for is at least two (2) miles from general apiaries
registered to other persons.
(c) A general apiary may be registered even though it is
less than two (2) miles from any registered pollination apiary,
landowner apiary or hobbyist apiary.
(d) A person with an existing apiary that is located less
than two (2) miles from an existing general apiary registered to
another person may register his apiary as a general apiary under
the following conditions:
(i) His apiary is established and registered with the
department as a general apiary under the department's rules in
effect prior to December 31, 2009; and
(ii) The registration of his apiary has not been
forfeited or abandoned.