NY Agric & Mkts L § 173 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 15 - Bee Diseases 173 - Apiary Industry Advisory Committee.

* § 173. Eradication  of  bee  diseases  and certain insects affecting   bees.  The commissioner may cause inspections to be made of apiaries  in   the  state  for  the discovery of infectious, contagious or communicable   diseases and for  the  discovery  of  insects  and  parasitic  organisms   adversely affecting bees, and for the discovery of species or subspecies   of  bees  which have been determined by him to cause injury, directly or   indirectly, to this state's  useful  bee  population,  crops,  or  other   plants.  He  may  also  cause  investigations  to be made as to the best   method for the eradication of diseases of  bees,  insects  or  parasitic   organisms adversely affecting bees, or for the eradication of species or   subspecies  of  bees  which have been determined by him to cause injury,   directly or indirectly, to this state's useful bee population, crops, or   other plants and he may plan and execute appropriate  methods  for  such   eradication.The  commissioner  shall  have  access  to  all  apiaries, structures,   appliances or premises where bees or honey or comb used in apiaries  may   be.  He  may  open  any  hive, colony, package or receptacle of any kind   containing or which he has reason to believe contains  any  bees,  comb,   bee  products,  used  beekeeping  appliances,  or anything else which is   capable of transmitting contagious or infectious  diseases  of  bees  or   which  is  capable of harboring insects or parasitic organisms adversely   affecting bees, or  species  or  subspecies  of  bees  which  have  been   determined  by  him  to  cause  injury,  directly or indirectly, to this   state's useful bee population, crops, or other plants.* NB Effective until December 23, 2021* § 173. Apiary  industry  advisory  committee.  1.  There  is  hereby   established  within the department an apiary industry advisory committee   which shall consist of no more than fifteen members to be  appointed  by   the  commissioner  based on their experience and expertise in the apiary   industry. Of the members  so  appointed,  at  least  two  members  shall   represent  each  of the three sectors of the apiary industry, commercial   beekeepers, part-time beekeepers and hobbyist beekeepers; at  least  one   member  shall  represent  the horticulture or vegetable industry and one   member shall be an  officer  or  employee  of  the  Cornell  cooperative   extension  service or the New York state college of agriculture and life   sciences at Cornell university. Members shall be appointed for a term of   three years and may serve until their successors  are  chosen  provided,   however,  that  of  the  members first appointed, five shall serve for a   term of one year, five shall serve for a term of  two  years,  and  five   shall  serve  for  a  term  of  three years. Members shall serve without   salary. The commissioner or his or her designee shall be the chairperson   of the committee.2. The duties and responsibilities of  the  apiary  industry  advisory   committee  shall  include providing advice, comments and recommendations   to the commissioner  regarding  state  government  plans,  policies  and   programs  affecting  the  apiary  industry and such other matters as the   commissioner may request in relation to this article.3. The advisory committee shall meet at least once annually, at  times   and places set by the commissioner.4.   The   commissioner  may  ask  other  individuals  to  attend  the   committee's meetings or work with it as needed.* NB Effective December 23, 2021