11.11. If bees are kept in hives without movable frames or combs, any veterinary surgeon appointed under section 55.9.17 may order their owner or custodian to move the bees into hives with movable frames or combs. Upon failure by the owner or custodian to comply with the order, the veterinary surgeon may destroy the hives and the bees in the hives.
The owner or custodian of a hive to whom an order is notified without prior notice because, in the opinion of the veterinary surgeon, urgent action is required or there is a danger of irreparable damage being caused, may, within the time specified in the order, present observations so that the order may be reviewed by the veterinary surgeon.
2000, c. 40, s. 13; 2024, c. 272024, c. 27, s. 2311a.