§ 11-7-402 — Duties and powers of department

(a) The department shall:
(i) Administer this act;
(ii) By rule or regulation adopt minimum standards
for the presence of pathogens and parasites in bees to be
certified, imported and possessed or controlled in this state;
(iii) Whenever it has reasonable cause to believe a
person is in possession of any diseased or parasitized bee or
equipment or otherwise possesses any bee or equipment in
violation of this act or rules adopted under this act, order a
quarantine of the suspected bees or equipment and may require
any person in possession of such bees to hold them under
specified conditions until notified otherwise in writing;
(iv) Release any quarantine or order to hold bees
upon a finding that the bees and equipment are possessed in
compliance with this act.
(b) The department may:
(i) Enter into agreements with other governmental
agencies or private associations in carrying out the provisions
of this act;
(ii) Enter upon any public or private premises to
inspect and sample bees or equipment that may be diseased or
parasitized;
(iii) Quarantine any bees or equipment found to be
infected with pathogens or parasites at a level exceeding
certification standards;
(iv) Order the sanitization or destruction of any
bees or equipment that is infected with parasites or pathogens
and that does not meet certification standards.