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2020 SESSION
20102846DBe 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 Such guidelines
shall provide that the application period for beehive units
shall be processed in the order in which completed
eligible applications are received
last at least two weeks and that beehive units shall be granted based on application
merit as determined by the Department.
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 notify applicants 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.