{"data":{"id":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-4402","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"Va. Code § 3.2-4402","heading":"State Apiarist","body":"The Commissioner may appoint a State Apiarist with adequate experience and training in practical beekeeping. The State Apiarist shall promote the science of beekeeping by education and other means; inspect apiaries, beehives, and beekeeping equipment within the Commonwealth for bee disease; and perform other duties that may be required by regulation or law, including the inspection of honey houses for sanitation.Code 1950, §§ 3-484, 3-485; 1966, c. 702, §§ 3.1-589, 3.1-590; 1972, c. 499, §§ 3.1-610.2, 3.1-610.3; 2008, c. 860.","path":["Title 3.2. AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL CARE, AND FOOD","Subtitle III. PRODUCTION AND SALE OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS","Chapter 44. BEEKEEPING"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/3.2-4402/","current_through":"9/4/2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:19Z","sha256":"76874f40766ea82d50ff19f7da6f144c11fc693cb8c05d7f1f0a5ed2c5e4f707","source_id":"us-va","stale":true,"prev":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-4401","next":"us-va/va.-code-3.2-4403"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}