Honey storage and handling
Known as the Tennessee Apiary Act
The act spans §§ 44–44 (25 sections).
Acts 1995, ch. 402, § 21; T.C.A. § 44-15-220.
(1) Honey can be contaminated with certain organisms that can cause disease in honeybees. Therefore, honey containers and beekeeping equipment that are wet with honey shall be stored, transported, and handled in such a way that free-flying honeybees will not be able to gain access to that honey.
(2) No candy or other food containing honey shall be used in queen mailing cages.
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.