{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-15-117","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 44-15-117","heading":"Disposition of confiscated bees and beehives","body":"All bees and beehives confiscated by the state apiarist as allowed by this chapter shall be destroyed by burning if the state apiarist determines that the confiscated property is infested with a regulated disease or pest to such an extent that it presents a significant and unacceptable threat to bees in the surrounding area. The state apiarist is allowed to use or to authorize use of confiscated property for experimental purposes. Otherwise the property may be donated to any college or university within the state that requests the property for research or educational purposes or disposed of at the discretion of the commissioner.","path":["TN Code","Title 44","Chapter 15"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"b8719046c27329ecc0e916f140aa1e253d376b3bf680b04ce1d2013e731a7fdf","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-15-116","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-44-15-118"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}