[log in to unmask] writes: >> a short Jerry Bromenshenk snip followed by > my question or comment...
the health certificate requirement is federal (Interstate)
> So in referencing your own and Peter B. comment my question is how does this work if a state has no inspection service or no agency to produce the health certificate?* <<<
Gene, I can't answer this question, since my state has a viable inspection service, always has had for my 45+ years and more.
Our online classes have the answer - many states don't have any system, and there's the rub. Most figure out some way - but it's mostly in the realm of arm twisting of some other state service, and the quality is what one would expect.
This all gets more interesting from the aspect of the Jan, 2017 FDA VFD ruling. If you read the federal guidelines, every veterinarian (service provider) and beekeeper (client) should have in place a signed Veterinary Client Patient Relationship (VCPR) form. It's signed by both parties, has an established time frame, must be regularly renewed, and has to specify the identity and location of the patient(s) (bee hives).
The VFD is all about restricting, monitoring, and tracking antibiotic (those antibiotics that are also prescribed to humans - in this case the two (TM, Tylosil) we all know plus lincomycin).
In Montana, the Bee Act clearly states that only the State Apiculturist can issue Health Certificates for bees to be moved across state borders. The legal beagles determined that it is not legal in MT for veterinarians to issue these Certificates.
The federal act was put in place to control AFB. Mites, etc. aren't included, because someone would have to change the act. On the state level, our State Bee Act lists additional pests and diseases. For example, it's not legal to bring in nuc colonies from areas known to have established AHB or Small Hive Beetle. We had a couple of Small Hive beetle incidents last summer. The SHB nucs came from a southern state with a Health Certificate. On the Health Certificate, the source state inspection service included a statement that it was an area known to have Small Hive Beetle.
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