The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 6 V.S.A. § 3029)
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§ 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.)