(a) All persons keeping bees in the State or moving bees into the State shall annually register any and all of their colonies and apiary locations with the Department on forms supplied by the Department on or before January 30 of each year. If bees are acquired after January 30 of the year, then they shall notify the State Apiarist in writing within 10 days of the time the bees are acquired, of the number and location of colonies.
(b) All persons renting, moving or holding bees on their land for any person, shall notify the State Apiarist in writing within 10 days of the time the bees are acquired, of the number and location of colonies.
Structure Delaware Code
§ 7502. State Apiarist and inspectors; appointment, duties and powers.
§ 7503. Inspection; quarantine; destruction of bees; appeal.
§ 7504. Registration of bees with State Apiarist.
§ 7506. Exposure of diseased, infested or infected bees or equipment; notice.
§ 7507. False information; interference with Apiarist or inspectors.
§ 7508. Precautions against spread of disease.
§ 7509. Movement of bees, equipment or appliances from infected apiary.
§ 7510. Importation of bees or used bee equipment or appliances.
§ 7511. Inspection of queen-rearing apiaries.
§ 7512. Violations and penalties.
§ 7513. Importation of queens, combless packages or nucleus colonies.