Md. Code, Agriculture § 5-503
This is the official text of Md. Code, Agriculture § 5-503, part of Maryland’s Code, Agriculture — regulates farming and agricultural commerce.
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§5–503.
Official statutory text
(a) (1) A beekeeper shall register annually with the Department each colony that it maintains, as provided in this subsection.
(2) On or before January 1 of each year, the beekeeper shall complete and submit to the Department a registration form on which the beekeeper shall state the number of colonies he maintains and the location of each colony.
(3) The Department shall adopt a form which shall be used to comply with the registration requirements of this subsection.
(b) Any person who is not registered as a beekeeper under this section and who acquires a colony shall register it with the Department within 30 days after the acquisition.
(2) On or before January 1 of each year, the beekeeper shall complete and submit to the Department a registration form on which the beekeeper shall state the number of colonies he maintains and the location of each colony.
(3) The Department shall adopt a form which shall be used to comply with the registration requirements of this subsection.
(b) Any person who is not registered as a beekeeper under this section and who acquires a colony shall register it with the Department within 30 days after the acquisition.
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