Illinois SB 3116: BEES/APIARIES-CONSENT

Status: Passed Both Houses (as of 2026-05-21)

State: Illinois · Session: 104th · Bill: SB 3116

Sponsors: Andrew S. Chesney, Dave Vella, David Koehler, Doris Turner, Lakesia Collins

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SB3116 EnrolledLRB104 18335 BDA 31775 b

1 AN ACT concerning animals.

2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 

3represented in the General Assembly:

4 Section 5. The Bees and Apiaries Act is amended by 

5changing Sections 2-4, 2a, and 5 as follows:

6 (510 ILCS 20/2-4)

7 Sec. 2-4. Right of entry. The Department shall have the 

8power to inspect or cause to be inspected from time to time any 

9bees, colonies, items of bee equipment or apiary. For the 

10purpose of inspection, the Director is authorized during 

11reasonable business hours to enter into or upon any property 

12used for the purpose of beekeeping and, when practicable, 

13shall provide notification to the beekeeper or landowner.

14(Source: P.A. 88-138.)

15 (510 ILCS 20/2a) (from Ch. 8, par. 124a)

16 Sec. 2a. Transportation Intrastate transportation. 

17 (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not 

18produce, sell, resell, or transport packages, queens, hives, 

19nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment within Illinois, 

20into Illinois, or from Illinois to another state without a 

21valid compliance agreement or permit. The permit shall be 

22issued by the Department based upon an inspection certificate 

SB3116 Enrolled- 2 -LRB104 18335 BDA 31775 b

1from the Department. No person shall transport a colony of 

2bees or items of used bee equipment between counties within 

3this State without a permit or compliance agreement which 

4shall be issued based upon an inspection certificate from the 

5Department. 

6 (b) The Department may, at its discretion, grant a waiver 

7of the permit requirement for the transport of packa

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