Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 160.2 (2026)

Duties

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The state apiarist shall do all of the following:

1. Give lectures and demonstrations in the state on the production of honey, the care of the apiary, the marketing of honey, and upon other kindred subjects relative to the care of bees and the profitable production of honey.

2. Examine bees, combs, and equipment in any locality which the apiarist may suspect of being African in origin or infested with a parasite or foulbrood or any other contagious or infectious disease common to bees.

3. Regulate bees, combs, and used equipment moving across state borders. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §4037; C46, 50, 54, 58, §266.10; C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §160.2] 88 Acts, ch 1051, §1; 90 Acts, ch 1104, §2; 93 Acts, ch 21, §3 \n

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1978–1978 · leading case: State v. Bakker, 262 N.W.2d 538 (Iowa 1978).

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State v. Bakker, 262 N.W.2d 538 (Iowa 1978). · cites it 2× “" § 160.2, The Code. In performance of his duties, "the state apiarist or his assistants shall have the right to enter any premises, enclosure, or buildings containing bees or bee supplies.”

State v. Barker, 262 N.W.2d 538 (Iowa 1978). “Defendant makes no claim §§ 160.2 and 160.3 are unconstitutional, nor does he allege the apiarist’s -visit to the Landegent farm for any reason was an unconstitutional search under the rationale of Camara v.”

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