The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXXV
AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, AND ANIMAL INDUSTRY

Chapter 586
HONEY CERTIFICATION AND HONEYBEES

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F.S. 586.11

586.11 Certificate of inspection to accompany interstate shipments; enforcement.—

(1) All honeybees, except bees in combless packages, and used beekeeping equipment shipped or moved into this state shall be accompanied by a certificate of inspection issued by the state of origin.

(2)(a) The certificate shall certify that the apiaries owned or operated by the beekeeper or his or her agents or representatives have been inspected annually in the state of origin at a time when the bees are actively rearing brood, and that the honeybees meet the entry requirements of the department concerning honeybee pests and unwanted races of honeybees.

(b) The certificate described in paragraph (a) shall not be valid to allow honeybees and used beekeeping equipment to be shipped or moved into this state unless the certificate is issued by a state which has standards of inspection which are adequate to ensure the health and safety of Florida honeybees and which are at least equal to the standards established by the department.

(3) Bees in combless packages must be accompanied by a certificate of inspection from the state of origin and an affidavit that no honey is used in the feed.

(4) It shall be the duty of the sheriffs and officers of the Florida Highway Patrol to enforce the provisions relating to the movement of bees and used beekeeping equipment into the state, as well as such movement within the state.

History.—s. 2, ch. 61-415; ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 83-168; s. 8, ch. 86-62; s. 4, ch. 89-56; s. 1, ch. 91-21; s. 72, ch. 93-169; s. 942, ch. 97-103.

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Amendments to 586.11

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 586.11

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 586.11.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

W. TRESCOTT, v. CONNER,, 390 F. Supp. 765 (N.D. Fla. 1975)

. . . complaint now before the court, however, he focuses upon the certificate requirements contained in Chapter 586.11 . . . Chapter 586.11, Florida Statutes, reads as follows: “All honeybees (except bees in comb-less packages . . . none here — Florida, under police power, may adopt the certification procedure provided by Section 586.11 . . .

HOOD v. HAMPTON PLAINS EXPLORATION CO., 106 F. 408 (C.C.D. Nev. 1901)

. . . Denies that no part of said salary has been paid except the sum of $3,'586.11. . . .