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WEB Resources & Links to Laws Regulating Beekeeping in the State of Texas
AgriLife Extension Service’s publication: Selling Honey In Texas By Rebecca Dittmar
Texas Chief Apiary Inspection Service
Agriculture Code: Chapter 131 - Bees and Honey
Texas Apiary Inspection Service - Forms and Fees
Office of the State Entomologist, State of Texas
Beekeeping Administrative Code: Chapter 71
Structural Pest Control Service
Occupations Code: Chapter 1951 – Structural Pest Control
FEDERAL Food & Drug Administration
Registration of Food Facilities and Other Submissions
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) for the 21st Century for Food Processing (2004 Study)
Regional Associations
Trinity Valley Beekeepers Association (Dallas)
Collin County Hobby Beekeepers Association (McKinney)
Metro Beekeepers (Fort Worth)
East Texas Beekeepers Association (Whitehouse)
State Associations
National Associations
American Beekeeping Federation
National Honey Board (the honey producers trade organization)
Bee Equipment Suppliers
Bee Girl, Garland, TX - Bees
Dadant and Sons – equipment, supplies, misc. 2017 Scholarship Sponsor!
Mann Lake – equipment, supplies, misc. 2017 Scholarship Sponsor!
Magazines
American Bee Journal
Bee Culture