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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>357767</law_id><section_number>3.2-4401</section_number><catch_line>Powers and duties of the Board</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="5" identifier="3.2">Agriculture, Animal Care, and Food</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="4" identifier="III">Production and Sale of Agricultural Products</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="12" identifier="44">Beekeeping</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> may adopt regulations to:</p></section>
						<section id="1"><p><span class="prefix-number">1.</span> <span class="dictionary">Suppress</span> <span class="dictionary">bee diseases</span> by regulating the movement of <span class="dictionary">bees</span> and controlling or destroying disease reservoirs; <a id="paragraph-1331475" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4401/#1"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="2"><p><span class="prefix-number">2.</span> Require <span class="dictionary">apiary</span> identification; <a id="paragraph-1331476" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4401/#2"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="3"><p><span class="prefix-number">3.</span> Adopt <span class="dictionary">colony</span> strength standards for pollination services; <a id="paragraph-1331477" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4401/#3"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="4"><p><span class="prefix-number">4.</span> Promote the sale and distribution of <span class="dictionary">bees</span> and their products; and <a id="paragraph-1331478" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4401/#4"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="5"><p><span class="prefix-number">5.</span> Effectively administer and enforce this chapter. <a id="paragraph-1331479" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/3.2-4401/#5"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1972, c. 499, &#xA7; 3.1-610.9; 2008, c. 860.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
