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.

46 Del. Laws, c. 111, § ?10; 3 Del. C. 1953, § ?7511; 65 Del. Laws, c. 366, § ?8; 82 Del. Laws, c. 181, § 1;

Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7511

  • Bees: means any stage of development of the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, or of any other bee species being transported into Delaware for any purpose. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Exotic mite: means Tropilaelaps clarae, Varroa jacobsoni, Varroa rindereri, Varroa sinhai, Varroa wongsirii, or other non-endemic species. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Inspector: means any qualified person who is appointed by the Department for the purpose of inspecting honey bee colonies. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
  • Mite: means Acarapis woodi, Varroa destructor. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
  • Mite infestation: means the parasite or pathogen will threaten the colony health if action is not taken. See Delaware Code Title 3 Sec. 7501
  • State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
  • Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
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