Vermont § 3029 - Movable comb frames required

§ 3029. Movable comb frames required

• (a) All hives shall be constructed with frames containing the honeycombs and brood combs
  that may be removed from the hive for purposes of inspection. Upon determination that
  any hive containing bees is not constructed with removable frames, the Secretary or
  the Secretary’s inspector may: (1) order the owner to immediately transfer the bees to a hive with removable frames;
  or (2) grant the owner an extension for a specific period of time after which the owner must
  transfer the bees to a hive with removable frames. (b) The Secretary may, by rule, create a permit program to allow persons to operate hives
  without removable frames for exhibition purposes. The owner of such a hive will not
  be in violation of this section provided that the owner holds a valid permit and is
  in compliance with all applicable rules that the Secretary may adopt. (c) Upon determination that an owner has violated the terms of this section or any rule
  adopted pursuant to this section, the Secretary may destroy the hive or hives. Any
  determination of a violation shall be appealable to the Secretary, who shall provide
  the owner a hearing within 10 days after the determination of the violation, during
  which the order to destroy shall be stayed. (Added 1983, No. 83, § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2015, No. 23, § 77; 2023, No. 6, § 60, eff. July 1, 2023; 2023, No. 73, § 12, eff. July 1, 2023.)