(a)
(1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, give away, or otherwise transfer ownership of any bees, colony of bees, or queen bees without first receiving from the State Plant Board a certificate of health issued not more than six (6) months before disposition.
(2) A copy of the certificate shall be issued by the seller or given to the purchaser or person receiving the colony at the time of delivery.
(b) It is unlawful for any person to give false information or incomplete information in any matter pertaining to this chapter or to resist, impede, or hinder the apiary inspector in the discharge of his or her duties.