Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
AGRICULTURE CODE |
Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS |
Subtitle A. BEES AND NONLIVESTOCK ANIMAL INDUSTRY |
Chapter 131. BEES AND HONEY |
Subchapter C. PERMITS AND REGISTRATION |
Sec. 131.045. APIARY REGISTRATION
Latest version.
-
(a) The chief apiary inspector may provide for the periodic registration of all apiaries in this state.
(b) A registration must include:
(1) the beekeeper's name, address, and telephone number;
(2) the county or counties in which the apiary will be located; and
(3) the approximate dates that the apiary will be located in each county.
(c) The inspector may require a beekeeper to submit with the registration information a map showing the exact location of each of the beekeeper's apiaries. A map submitted under this section is a trade secret under Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed.
Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1884, ch. 350, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(88), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.