Inspection Fees

PURPOSE: This rule establishes fees for inspecting apiaries. (1) Each beekeeper who requests inspection of an apiary shall pay fees as provided for in section 264.041, RSMo. The following fees shall be charged at the time of inspection: for the inspection of five (5) colonies or less, five dollars ($5); for the inspection of each additional hive opened, fifty cents (50¢); mileage from the inspector’s official domicile to the apiary and return at the rate then authorized by the commissioner of administration. The initial five-dollar ($5)-fee will be charged only once per inspection, regardless of the number of apiaries inspected. No fee will be charged for nonrequested inspections and reinspections of quarantined apiaries or individual colonies. AUTHORITY: section 264.095, RSMo 1986.* Original rule filed Oct. 12, 1978, effective Feb. 1, 1979. *Original authority: 264.095, RSMo 1985.