Livestock Disease Control Act 1994
52Exposure of bees to infected articles etc.
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52 Exposure of bees to infected articles etc.
S. 52(1) substituted by No. 1/2024 s. 44.
(1) A person must not expose any hive infected with disease in any manner that will allow access by bees to the hive unless the hive has been disinfected.
S. 52(1A) inserted by No. 1/2024 s. 44.
(1A) A person must not expose any beeswax, fittings or other articles which are infected with disease or have been taken from or used in conjunction with any hive infected with disease in any manner that will allow access by bees to the articles unless the articles have been disinfected.
(2) A person must not expose or extract any honey which is infected with disease in any manner which will allow access to the honey by bees.
S. 52(3) inserted by No. 60/2012 s. 23.
(3) A person must not expose any pollen collected from bees, which is infected with disease, in any manner that will allow bees to access the pollen.