Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7505 – Structure of hives
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All persons keeping bees in this State shall provide movable frames in all hives used by them, and cause the bees in such hives to construct all combs in such frames so that such frames may be removed from the hive without injuring other combs in the hive, and so that all the surface of the combs may be examined visually. The State Apiarist will provide notice in writing if bees are not in moveable frames, and the person keeping the bees will have 1 year to get into moveable frames before a penalty is assessed.
46 Del. Laws, c. 111, § ?5; 3 Del. C. 1953, § ?7505; 82 Del. Laws, c. 181, § 1;
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7505
- Bees: means any stage of development of the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, or of any other bee species being transported into Delaware for any purpose. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
- Hive: means frame hive, box hive, barrel, log gum, skep or any other container, or any part thereof, which may be used as a domicile for bees. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302