Bee Act ([RSBC 1996] Chapter 29).

This Act regulates the keeping and disposal of apiaries and beehive equipment, subjecting apiaries to compulsory registration with the relevant minister who issues a certificate of registration (sect. 4). Main provisions: bees and equipment from outside British Columbia may not be brought into the Province without ministerial approval (sect. 10). Provisions on disease inspection and control are contained in sections 11, 13-16. Section 23 prohibits the disposal of used beehive equipment without a permit from the inspector. The minister may, by regulation, establish breeding stock districts, stock improvement districts or bee quarantine districts and prescribe standards and requirements for beekeeping therein for example (sect. 24). The Minister may establish a certification system for colony strength for hives used in pollination of agricultural crops (sect. 29).