Texas Agriculture Code

§ 131.061 — IDENTIFICATION REQUIRED

AG § 131.061Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part A. BEES AND NONLIVESTOCK ANIMAL INDUSTRY · Ch. 131. BEES AND HONEY · Art. D. BRANDING AND IDENTIFICATION OF HIVES

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not operate an apiary in this state unless the hives are:

(1)clearly and permanently marked with the name of the person as provided by Section 131.064;

(2)branded in accordance with Section 131.064 with a brand registered to the person by the chief apiary inspector; or

(3)identified by a weatherproof sign posted within the apiary containing the name and contact information or the brand number of the person managing the apiary, printed in lettering at least one inch high.

(b)An apiary at the principal residence of a beekeeper is exempt from the requirements of Subsection (a). Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1884, ch. 350, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 4538), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2023.