Apiaries Act 1978. Country/Territory Australia Territorial subdivision Tasmania Document type Legislation Date 1978 (1999) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act for the eradication of diseases in bees and to regulate and control the keeping of bees and the sale and export of honey. Subject Livestock Keyword Animal health Apiculture/sericulture Certification Quarantine Authorization/permit Registration Geographical area Oceania Abstract No person shall keep bees, unless he is registered as a beekeeper under this Act (sect. 3). No person shall keep bees or cause or allow bees to be kept except in a frame hive that complies with the requirements of regulations under this Act (sect. 6). An inspector may by notice require the beekeeper, within such time as he shall specify in the notice, to transfer the bees to a hive that does comply with those requirements. A bee-keeper shall ensure that at all times at least one hive in each api Full text English Website www.austlii.edu.au