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MS HB93
Bill
Status
2/5/2013
Primary Sponsor
Ken Morgan
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AI Summary
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Prohibits municipalities, townships, cities, counties, and political subdivisions from enacting ordinances or covenants that restrict or ban beekeepers from operating honeybee colonies, provided beekeepers comply with Section 69-25-101
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Requires all honeybees shipped or moved into Mississippi to be accompanied by a certificate of inspection from the State Entomologist, State Apiary Inspector, or corresponding official certifying freedom from contagious diseases and parasites
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Inspection certificate must be based on an actual inspection of bees within 60 days before shipment, or the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce may issue a permit if no official inspector is available in the origin state or country
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Exempts live bees shipped in wire cages without honeycomb from inspection certificate requirements
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Takes effect July 1, 2013
Legislative Description
Beekeepers; prohibit any local restrictions on keeping honeybees.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/5/2013