Bee Industry Act (S.N.S. 1990, c. 3).

Subject

Livestock

Keyword

Apiculture/sericulture Pests/diseases Inspection Quarantine Animal health Animal production

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Abstract

This Act promotes a healthy Bee Industry and is divided into 8 parts as follows: 1 Short title; 2 Interpretation; 3 Supervision of Act and regulations; 4 Bee quarantine district; 5 (1) Interpretation of Section; 5 (2) Duties of inspector; 5 (3) Powers of inspector; 6 Regulations; 7 Offence and penalty and 8 Part XIV of Agriculture and Marketing Act. The Minister may declare the Province, or a part thereof, to be a bee quarantine district. Accordingly no person shall move bees or beekeeping equipment into or through the bee quarantine district except under the authority and in accordance with the terms of a permit issued by the Minister. An inspector shall make such inspections of apiaries throughout the Province as the inspector considers necessary to discover and suppress bee diseases or pests.

Full text

English

Website

www.gov.ns.ca

References - Legislation

Repealed by

Bee Industry Act (S.N.S. 2005, c. 3).

Legislation | Canada | 2005 (2012)

Keyword: Apiculture/sericulture, Pests/diseases, Inspection, Quarantine, Disinfection/disinfestation, Registration, Animal health, Animal production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX