Okla. Stat. tit. 2, § 2-3-121
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Violations
Official statutory text
It shall be unlawful and a violation of the Oklahoma Apiary Act
for any person:
1. To refuse to permit an inspection provided for by the
Oklahoma Apiary Act, or to hinder or interfere with, in any way, the
inspection or the person authorized to make the inspection;
2. To rent a colony of bees to another and misrepresent the
strength of a colony;
3. To fail to pay any fee, fine, or penalty as required and
established by the Oklahoma Apiary Act or promulgated rules;
4. To retain Africanized honeybees except for approved research
purposes pursuant to this act;
5. To knowingly expose comb, honey, frames, empty hives, cover,
bottom boards or tools, or other appliances to any material from a
diseased colony or apiary or infested with a bee pest;
6. To fail to comply with any State Board of Agriculture order;
or
7. To violate any provision of the Oklahoma Apiary Act and the
rules promulgated by the Board.
for any person:
1. To refuse to permit an inspection provided for by the
Oklahoma Apiary Act, or to hinder or interfere with, in any way, the
inspection or the person authorized to make the inspection;
2. To rent a colony of bees to another and misrepresent the
strength of a colony;
3. To fail to pay any fee, fine, or penalty as required and
established by the Oklahoma Apiary Act or promulgated rules;
4. To retain Africanized honeybees except for approved research
purposes pursuant to this act;
5. To knowingly expose comb, honey, frames, empty hives, cover,
bottom boards or tools, or other appliances to any material from a
diseased colony or apiary or infested with a bee pest;
6. To fail to comply with any State Board of Agriculture order;
or
7. To violate any provision of the Oklahoma Apiary Act and the
rules promulgated by the Board.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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