# COMAR Title 15 — Maryland Department of Agriculture

## Subtitle 07 — Apiary Inspection

### Chapter 01 — General Regulations

#### Regulation .07 Dead Colonies.

*COMAR 15.07.01.07*

In any apiary in which a colony or colonies of bees have died, the owner or operator shall securely close the entrance to the hive of the colony or colonies so that other bees cannot obtain honey from it. The entrances shall remain closed so long as the hives remain in any place where bees may gain access to them.