Every person rearing queen bees in the State for gift or sale shall have his or her queen-rearing apiaries inspected at least once each year by the State Apiarist or inspector and on the discovery of any bee disease, mite infestation, exotic mite or Africanized honey bee such person shall immediately cease to ship bees from such apiaries, until the State Apiarist declares the apiaries apparently free of diseases, mite infestation, exotic mites or Africanized honey bees and issues a certificate to that effect.
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.