Title 11 Agriculture, Livestock and Other Animals

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.