After inspection of infected/infested bees or fixtures, or handling diseased bees, the state apiarist or assistants, before leaving the premises on which disease is found, or proceeding to any other apiary, shall take such measures as to prevent the spread of the disease or pests by infected/infested material adhering to that person's or persons' body or clothing, or any tools or appliances used by the state apiarist or any assistants that have come in contact with infected/infested materials.
Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-15-118
Preventive measures
Known as the Tennessee Apiary Act
The act spans §§ 44-15-101 to 44-15-125 (25 sections).
Acts 1995, ch. 402, § 19; T.C.A. § 44-15-218.
Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.