Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7510 – Importation of bees or used bee equipment or appliances
(a) No person shall ship or transport any colony of bees, or used beekeeping equipment into the State that is not accompanied by an entry permit issued by the Department.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7510
- Apiary: means any place where one or more colonies of honey bees are kept. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
- 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
- Colony: means the hive and its bees, comb and equipment. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
- Department: means the Delaware Department of Agriculture. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
- Inspector: means any qualified person who is appointed by the Department for the purpose of inspecting honey bee colonies. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
- Mite: means Acarapis woodi, Varroa destructor. 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
(b) Before a person may ship or transport into the State any colony of bees, or used beekeeping equipment, the person shall request an entry permit by submitting to the Department an inspection certificate from an authorized inspector of the state of origin that includes the following information:
(1) A statement that the colonies or used beekeeping equipment is apparently free of all diseases, mite infestation, exotic mites and Africanized honey bees, based on an inspection within the preceding 60 days.
(2) Name, address and state of residence of owner and shipper.
(3) Number of hives that contain bees.
(4) Location of apiary sites where the bees will be kept.
(c) Any uncertified bees must be removed from the State within 48 hours.
46 Del. Laws, c. 111, § ?9; 3 Del. C. 1953, § ?7510; 65 Del. Laws, c. 366, § ?7; 82 Del. Laws, c. 181, § 1;