Delaware § 7513 - Importation of queens, combless packages or nucleus colonies.
Full text of Delaware Delaware Code § 7513 — Importation of queens, combless packages or nucleus colonies., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 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;Source: official Delaware text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 7513 ("Importation of queens, combless packages or nucleus colonies.") is part of the Delaware Code, the codified statutory law of Delaware. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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