A. Upon the discovery of any bee disease or pest, a premise shall be quarantined by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry.
B. The State Board of Agriculture shall have the authority to declare any form of bee, plant, animal, or virus that is injurious to bees as a bee disease or pest.
C. Any person receiving a quarantine order shall immediately initiate any and all control measures specified in the quarantine.
D. The quarantine shall remain in effect until officially removed by the Department.
E. When there are no effective control measures available, or the person fails to initiate control, a Board order to destroy the bees and apiary equipment infected or infested with the bee disease or pest may be issued by the Department to prevent the spread of the bee disease or pest.
Added by Laws 1955, p. 17, art. 3(F), § 3, emerg. eff. June 3, 1955. Amended by Laws 1988, c. 259, § 4, operative July 1, 1988; Laws 2000, c. 367, § 19, emerg. eff. June 6, 2000; Laws 2005, c. 135, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2005.
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