Delaware § 7502 - State Apiarist and inspectors; appointment, duties and powers.

§ 7502. State Apiarist and inspectors; appointment, duties and powers.

(a) The Department of Agriculture shall appoint a competent State Apiarist, who shall have adequate experience in practical beekeeping, and who shall work under the supervision of the Department.

(b) The State Apiarist shall promote the science of beekeeping by educational and other means, and shall inspect or cause to be inspected apiaries, bees and beekeeping equipment and appliances within the State.

(c) [Repealed.]

(d) Upon the written request of 1 or more beekeepers in any county of the State, the State Apiarist or the inspector shall within a reasonable time examine the bees in that locality suspected of being infested or infected with any bee disease, mite, exotic mite or Africanized honey bee, and if the bees are found to be infested or infected, the State Apiarist or inspector shall cause suitable approved measures to be taken for the eradication or control of the disease, mite, exotic mite or Africanized honey bee.

(e) The State Apiarist or the inspectors shall examine bees and known apiaries in the State, and if any are found to be infested or infected by a disease, mite, exotic mite or Africanized honey bee, the State Apiarist shall cause suitable approved steps to be taken for eradication or control of the disease, mite, exotic mite or Africanized honey bee.

46 Del. Laws, c. 111, §  2;  3 Del. C. 1953, §  7502;  57 Del. Laws, c. 764, §  26;  65 Del. Laws, c. 366, §  2;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  82 Del. Laws, c. 181, § 1;