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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/a8431
assembly bill
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s6182
senate bill
my comments to my senator, feel free to comment to yours, mine is the sponsore:shhhh:
S173. 1. The AIAC committee is and has been dominated by the ESHPA, the commercial bee keepers should be from the ESHPA, the other positions should be filled with bee keepers from other clubs to get a better representation of the needs of the bee keeping community. The meetings should be announced at least one week before with the agenda and sent to all the clubs. currently unless you know some one who will tell you, no one knows when the meetings are or what is being discussed. It's an open meeting but there has never been a formal announcement of when the meetings are held. The meetings are recorded, other meetings make the recordings available, this committee should also. In the past I have had to file FOIL request to get the minutes that the members agree to release.
s 173-b The commissioner shall have access to all apiaries, structures, appliances or premises where bees or honey or comb used in apiaries maybe, ONLY IF THE INSPECTION OF THE HIVES SHOWS A DISEASE. I don't expect to give up my fourth amendment right for unlawful search and seizure.
s 173-c We were told at meetings where the commissioner spoke that the change in law was to help contain and American Foul brood outbreaks. this section doesn't do that.
a. bee keepers will provide the number of managed colonies and county where they are located and contact information. This will not help with American foul brood outbreaks, I am currently registered in Onondaga county, there was an outbreak of AFB this year, I was not notified. I would like notification on a town basis.
c. any business that intends to sell nucs etc. These inspections shall ascertain whether the operation is free from AFB AND WHETHER LEVELS OF OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PARASITES RENDER THE NUCS UNFIT FOR SALE. add in to the law where on the ag and markets web site we can see the criteria and scientific justification for the levels so that we can make sure we can pass, we do not want any confusion to come into play when the inspection is done.
e. live bees into the state must be accompanied by a permit. What happens if the originating state doesn't do inspections. Some states do not inspect.
f. Many bees get shipped into the state that are not inspected. Trailer trucks coming in go through DOT inspection stations. Can the DOT match the load origin with the inspection documentation to insure they were actually inspected?
f. 2. d. since you only asked the county where the bees were, there is no way that you can determine the health threats within the flight range, unless you are going to require more information than you have specified in this bill.
S 174 5. there is no mention of the USDA or Beltsville in this part of the law, currently a sample must be sent to beltsville and AFB confirmed before the state can destroy the hives, why is it not in this bill?
s 175 9. If upon inspection a hive is found to exceed such tolerance levels, the Commissioner etc. again you can't put the tolerances in the bill but you can say where in the ags and markets web site the level's are stated and the scientific reasoning behind it.
not sure how to number this one but under the 3 gross sales c. you list all the product of the bees except the hives and nucs that may be sold?
Most bee keepers don't think that mandatory registration is needed or required, I would suggest that you look at the West Virginia law, they didn't make it mandatory but gave the small beekeepers a reason to register and every one seems to be very happy with their law and how it's working.
assembly bill
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s6182
senate bill
my comments to my senator, feel free to comment to yours, mine is the sponsore:shhhh:
S173. 1. The AIAC committee is and has been dominated by the ESHPA, the commercial bee keepers should be from the ESHPA, the other positions should be filled with bee keepers from other clubs to get a better representation of the needs of the bee keeping community. The meetings should be announced at least one week before with the agenda and sent to all the clubs. currently unless you know some one who will tell you, no one knows when the meetings are or what is being discussed. It's an open meeting but there has never been a formal announcement of when the meetings are held. The meetings are recorded, other meetings make the recordings available, this committee should also. In the past I have had to file FOIL request to get the minutes that the members agree to release.
s 173-b The commissioner shall have access to all apiaries, structures, appliances or premises where bees or honey or comb used in apiaries maybe, ONLY IF THE INSPECTION OF THE HIVES SHOWS A DISEASE. I don't expect to give up my fourth amendment right for unlawful search and seizure.
s 173-c We were told at meetings where the commissioner spoke that the change in law was to help contain and American Foul brood outbreaks. this section doesn't do that.
a. bee keepers will provide the number of managed colonies and county where they are located and contact information. This will not help with American foul brood outbreaks, I am currently registered in Onondaga county, there was an outbreak of AFB this year, I was not notified. I would like notification on a town basis.
c. any business that intends to sell nucs etc. These inspections shall ascertain whether the operation is free from AFB AND WHETHER LEVELS OF OTHER INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND PARASITES RENDER THE NUCS UNFIT FOR SALE. add in to the law where on the ag and markets web site we can see the criteria and scientific justification for the levels so that we can make sure we can pass, we do not want any confusion to come into play when the inspection is done.
e. live bees into the state must be accompanied by a permit. What happens if the originating state doesn't do inspections. Some states do not inspect.
f. Many bees get shipped into the state that are not inspected. Trailer trucks coming in go through DOT inspection stations. Can the DOT match the load origin with the inspection documentation to insure they were actually inspected?
f. 2. d. since you only asked the county where the bees were, there is no way that you can determine the health threats within the flight range, unless you are going to require more information than you have specified in this bill.
S 174 5. there is no mention of the USDA or Beltsville in this part of the law, currently a sample must be sent to beltsville and AFB confirmed before the state can destroy the hives, why is it not in this bill?
s 175 9. If upon inspection a hive is found to exceed such tolerance levels, the Commissioner etc. again you can't put the tolerances in the bill but you can say where in the ags and markets web site the level's are stated and the scientific reasoning behind it.
not sure how to number this one but under the 3 gross sales c. you list all the product of the bees except the hives and nucs that may be sold?
Most bee keepers don't think that mandatory registration is needed or required, I would suggest that you look at the West Virginia law, they didn't make it mandatory but gave the small beekeepers a reason to register and every one seems to be very happy with their law and how it's working.