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2025 Delaware Code
Title 3 - Agriculture
Chapter 75. BEE KEEPING
§ 7513. Importation of queens, combless packages or nucleus colonies.
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§ 7513. Importation of queens, combless packages or nucleus colonies.
(a) A person may not ship or transport into this State any queen bee, combless package of bees or nucleus colony of bees unless it is accompanied by a valid inspection certificate issued by an authorized inspector of the state of origin, stating that the queen bee, combless package bees or nucleus colony is from an apiary apparently free of diseases, mite infestation, exotic mites and Africanized bees.
(b) A person may not ship or transport into the State any queen bee, combless packages or nucleus colony from any state or country that does not have an apiary inspection service.
65 Del. Laws, c. 366, § 10; 82 Del. Laws, c. 181, § 1;
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