Bill Text: VA HB1237 | 2020 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Beehive distribution program; changes process for granting of basic beehive units.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2020-03-23 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0407) [HB1237 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2020-HB1237-Chaptered.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That §3.2-4416 of the Code of Virginia is amended and reenacted as follows:
§3.2-4416. Beehive distribution program.
Any individual registered with the Department as a beekeeper
may apply to the Department for no more than three basic beehive units per year
per household. The Department shall establish guidelines setting forth the
components of a basic beehive unit and the general requirements for qualifying
for such unit. Applications The Department shall accept applications
for beehive units shall be processed in the order in which completed
eligible applications are received during an application period of not
less than 15 days. The Department shall select individuals receiving beehive
units at random from the completed eligible applications received during the
application period. In the event that funds are not available in the
Beehive Grant Fund established pursuant to §3.2-4415 (the Fund), the
Department may cease accepting applications and shall notify
applicants individuals who submitted applications but were not selected
to receive beehive units that the funds available for that fiscal year have
been exhausted. The Department shall not be required to carry forward pending
applications to the next fiscal year in which funds are available in the Fund.
The Department may use funds from the Fund to pay for the costs of purchasing, building, or distributing the beehive units and for the costs of administering the beehive distribution program. The Department may work cooperatively with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service and Agricultural Experiment Station Division, established pursuant to Article 2 (§ 23.1-2608 et seq.) of Chapter 26 of Title 23.1, to carry out the provisions of this section.
