The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-05-11
RULES AND REGULATIONS

or the state EntomologiSt, Auopteu
and Promulgated in Accordance
with the Provisions OF Chapter
1876 of the Acts of the Twenty
eighth Legislature.
STATE OF TEXAS.
The following regulations have been
adopted by the State Entomologist in
accordance with the requirements of
Section 9 of the Foul Brood Law.
otherwise known as Chapter 126 of
the General Laws of Texas enacted
by the Twenty-eighth Legislature
These regulations are intended to
facilitate the work of foul brood Grad
ication, and while, in some few in
stances, their operation may cause
temporary inconvenience to few in
dividuals, a careful study of them will.
we believe, convince every beekeeper
! that they are no more stringent than
| Is necessary to secure uniform action
and cooperation. In fact, these reg
ulations have been adopted primarily
! for the purpose of securing concerted
action of the beekeepers in dealing
with the foul brood scourge, in order
that the disease may be successfully
controlled and eradicated.
We earnestly request the full CO.
operation of every Texas beekeeper in
securing a full compliance with these
regulations, as well as with the Foul
Brood Law itself.
At the end of this paper will be
found the names and addresses of the
inspectors assigned to duty in the
counties which are quarantined. These
inspectors are all practical, expert
enced beekeepers themselves and have
the interests of the beemen thorough
" at heart. The inspectors are paid
for their services by the State En-
tomologist's Office, and no charge is
made by them for advice, inspection
of bees, or for assistance rendered in
the treatment of diseased colonies and
apiaries. They do not, however, do
work outside of the counties assigned
them except upon special instructions
from the State Entomologist.
Shipments of Bees.
Regulation /. Whereas, Section =
of the Act of the Legislature cited
above requires the State Entomologist
TO make rules and regulations for
Graduating and controlling diseases Of
bees in the State of Texas; and,
Whereas, a contagious disease can
not be eradicated from the State so
long as diseased colonies continue to
be imported from other States and
countries; therefore,
It is hereby ordered, That, on and
after this date, all honey bees shipped
or moved into this State shall be ac-
companied by a certificate of inspec-
ton signed by the State Entomologist
or State Foul Brood Inspector Of the
state or country from which shipped.
Such certificate shall certify to the
! apparent freedom of the bees from
contagious disease and must be based
upon an actual inspection of the bees
themselves within period OF ninety
DAYS preceding date of shipment The
shipper of such bees Is hereby re
: ouired to file with the State Entomol-
. ogist. at College Station, Texas, at
, lease ten days in advance of such
shipment. a certified copy of said GER
: tifcate. together with the names and
addresses of both consignOr and con
signee. This regulation shall not ap'
ply TO shipments of queen bees, by
: mail. when in regular queen mailing
= cages nor to shipments of live bees
in wire cages. without combs or honey
@There is, Of course, possibility oil
) foul brood being introduced in queen
cages by reason of the candy therein
having been made from infected
honey. However, a general 0uaran
tine against queen bees would work
. considerable hardship and does not at
present seem justified. Every bee
keeper can easily protect his apiary
from infection through this means
simply bv putting the queen and he1
retnue OF workers into another cage
: before Introduction and BURNING
UP THE CAGE IN WHICH SHE j.
RECEIVED. We would strongly urge
= ALL beekeepers to take this precau
: ton unless absolutely sure that no bee
disease exists in the region from
which queens are received