3.2-4405 - Entry permit required to bring bees and used bee equipment into Commonwealth; inspection.
§ 3.2-4405. Entry permit required to bring bees and used bee equipment intoCommonwealth; inspection.
A. No person shall bring any bees on combs, empty used combs, used hives, orother used apiary appliances into the Commonwealth without first receiving anentry permit to do so from the State Apiarist. Entry permits shall be issuedonly upon receipt of satisfactory proof that the bees and other items arefree from bee diseases. Specifically identifiable colonies must be broughtinto the Commonwealth within 60 days from the issuance of the entry permit.
B. Bees brought into the Commonwealth shall be subject to inspection at anytime.
(Code 1950, § 3-501; 1950, p. 227; 1966, c. 702, § 3.1-606; 1972, c. 499, §3.1-610.15; 1982, c. 100; 2008, c. 860.)