§ 4-12-13 - Identification of apiaries – Abandoned apiaries – Written notice – Steps to protect neighboring apiaries. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 4-12-13

   § 4-12-13  Identification of apiaries– Abandoned apiaries – Written notice – Steps to protectneighboring apiaries. – (a) Each colony within an apiary shall be identified with the owner's name andaddress. This identification may be affixed to external parts of the colony orplaced between the inner and outer covers of each colony.

   (b) When a colony or apiary is deemed to be abandoned writtennotice shall be given, by certified mail, to the owner or operator, if he orshe can be located, that the colony or apiary is an abandoned colony or apiary.The abandoned colony or apiary shall be conspicuously marked as abandoned. Ifthe owner cannot be located, this notice shall be served on the owner of theland on which the colony or apiary is located. If this colony or apiarycontinues to be abandoned for sixty (60) days, the director shall take whateversteps are necessary to protect the welfare of neighboring apiaries, includingthe removal or destruction of apiaries deemed as abandoned.