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Destruction of bees and articles infected or supposed to be infected.
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3.—(1) The Department, and, within the district of any local authority, the local authority, may, if they think fit, cause to be destroyed any bees and articles and appliances used in connection with bee-keeping which are infected with bee pest or foul brood, or suspected of being so infected.
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(2) For the purposes of this section, the Department or the local authority may, if they think fit, serve a notice in writing upon the person keeping or having charge of any such bees, articles, or appliances, requiring him to destroy the same within the period specified in the notice; and, if any such person upon whom a notice is served fails to destroy the bees, articles, and appliances mentioned in the notice within the period therein specified, he shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable, on summary conviction, to a penalty not exceeding ten pounds.
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