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Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XIX Chapter 128 Section 35 Transportation of bees and bee equipment; certificate; inspection; fees

No colony of bees nor any used bee equipment shall be shipped or transported into or ... transportation or delivery of queen or package bees from Canada or the United States of ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XIX Chapter 128 Section 36 Access by inspector to places where bees, bee supplies, appliances or equipment are kept; inspection cards

shall have access to each place where bees, bee supplies, appliances or equipment are kept and to each place where bees have lodged ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XIX Chapter 128 Section 33 Maintenance of colony of honey bees in hives in which brood combs are fastened to container; diseased bees

or in any other way dispose of diseased bees or any colony container, comb, frame or other appliance used about the diseased bees in whole or in part in such manner ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XIX Chapter 128 Section 32 Inspection and control of bees; chief apiary inspector; duties; preparation and distribution of literature on bee culture

program for the inspection and control of bees, as provided in sections thirty-two through ... time such literature upon the subject of bee culture as he deems advisable, shall make or ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XIX Chapter 128 Section 34 Instructions as to treatment of diseased and miskept colonies; destruction

or his assistants, upon the discovery of bee diseases or any comb cross-built or fastened ... For the loss of colonies of bees and property destroyed by the inspector or his assistants ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title IX Chapter 61A Section 1 Land in agricultural use defined

sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules, goats, bees and fur-bearing animals, for the purpose ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XIX Chapter 128 Section 1A Farming, agriculture, farmer; definitions

animals used for food purposes, bees, fur-bearing animals, and any forestry or lumbering ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XIX Chapter 128 Section 36B Labeling and sale of honey; restrictions

honey'', ''imitation honey'' or ''pure honey'' which is not pure honey made by honey bees ... No person, firm, association, company or corporation, shall manufacture, sell, expose or ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title II Chapter 20 Section 28 Linked loan program; definitions applicable to this section and Sec. 29

animals used for food purposes, bees, fur-bearing animals, and any forestry or lumbering ... Eligible borrower'', any farmer who is a resident of the commonwealth and is at least 18 ...

Bill H.981 An Act to protect pollinator habitat

(a) There shall be a special commission established to study statewide opportunities for ... not limited to wild and managed bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, ants, bats and birds ...

Bill S.628 Resolve to protect pollinator habitat

(a) There shall be a special commission established to study statewide opportunities for ... not limited to wild and managed bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, ants, bats and birds ...

Bill H.108 An Act to protect Massachusetts pollinators

SECTION 1. Section 2 of chapter 132B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 ... ii) a copy of any warning statements concerning bees on the label of neonicotinoids being ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XVI Chapter 111 Section 31 Health regulations; summary publication; hearings; impact on farming or agriculture; filing sanitary codes and related rules, etc.

Boards of health may make reasonable health regulations ... A summary which shall describe the ... keeping of poultry, livestock or bees; or (iv) the non-commercial production of fruit ...

Bill H.3998 An Act relative to promoting native plantings for stormwater management, pollinator support and climate resilience

SECTION 1. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting, after Section ... habitats for pollinators, including bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects by ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XVI Chapter 111 Section 1 Definitions

Section 1. The following words as used in this chapter, unless a different meaning is ... animals used for food purposes, bees, fur-bearing animals, and any practices, including ...

Bill S.2084 An Act relative to exemption from taxation structures and buildings essential to the operation of agricultural and horticultural lands

Chapter 61A of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 15, as ... of honey and beeswax including those structures and buildings used for the storage of bees ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XIX Chapter 131A Section 1 Definitions

Section 1. The following words shall have the following meanings unless the context ... sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules, goats, bees and fur-bearing animals, for the purpose ...

Bill H.2108 An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers in Massachusetts

SECTION 1. Chapter 136 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is ... the raising and keeping of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, and raising and keeping ...

Bill S.2012 An Act establishing fairness for agricultural laborers

SECTION 1. Chapter 136 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding the following ... the raising and keeping of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, and raising and keeping ...

Bill S.2011 An Act relative to overtime pay for agricultural laborers

SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section ... the raising and keeping of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, and raising and keeping ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XX Chapter 140D Section 1 Definitions

Section 1. For the purpose of this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context ... dairy products, livestock, wildlife, poultry, bees, forest products, fish and shellfish ...

Bill H.3107 An Act relative to overtime pay for agricultural laborers in Massachusetts

SECTION 1. Section 6 of chapter 62 of the General Laws, as most recently amended by section ... the raising and keeping of livestock, bees, fur-bearing animals, and raising and keeping ...

Bill H.3483 An Act halting close proximity antennas and higher frequencies to enforce RadLimits

SECTION 1. The legislature finds and confirms all of the following:- Whereas, federal ... Whereas, heating of bees and other insects rises alongside higher frequencies beginning ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XX Chapter 136 Section 6 Business, trade, labor or work on Sunday; limitation of operation of Sec. 5

Section 6. Section five shall not prohibit the following: (1) Any manner of labor ... fruits or fresh vegetables, or ice, bees, or Irish moss, when circumstances require that ...

Not followable in MyLegislature. General Law Part I Title XIX Chapter 132B Section 2 Definitions

Section 2. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, when used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:— ''Active ...