38-18-28. Promulgation of rules by secretary. The secretary, pursuant to the provisions of chapter 1-26, may promulgate rules consistent with the following:

(1) To provide application forms and guidelines for location and colony registration and entrance permits;

(2) To provide standards to allow apiaries to be located within three miles of each other on a temporary or permanent basis;

(3) To provide for denial or revocation of locations or permits;

(4) To provide standards and procedures for handling diseased bees and bee equipment;

(5) To provide standards and procedures for an apiary inspection program;

(6) To provide standards and procedures for quarantine of bees, equipment and premises and areas and for lifting of quarantines;

(7) To provide standards and inspection procedures for honey houses;

(8) To provide standards and procedures for the seizure of unlawfully imported bees and bee equipment;

(9) To provide forms and standards to issue certificates of health or inspection for bees;

(10) To provide a procedure for contested cases;

(11) To provide standards for identification of apiaries;

(12) To provide standards and procedures for treatment and control of pests;

(13) To establish restrictions on the movement of quarantined bees or equipment and standards for the inspection, treatment, disposal, certification, permitting, and assignment of specified travel routes, locations and procedures for quarantined bees or equipment;

(14) To provide standards for compliance agreements;

(15) To provide standards for incidental expenses.Source: SL 1947, ch 6, § 19; SDC Supp 1960, § 4.1117; SL 1986, ch 326, § 26; SL 1986, ch 330, § 32; SL 1992, ch 280, § 12.