Title 3 — Agriculture
54 chapters · 326 sections in this title.
3 Del. C. § 7501. Definitions.
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§ 7501. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Africanized bee” means Apis mellifera scutellata or Apis mellifera adansonii or other exotic species. (2) “Apiary” means any place where one or more colonies of honey bees are kept. (3) “Appliances” means any apparatus, tools, ma…
3 Del. C. § 7502. State Apiarist and inspectors; appointment, duties and powers.
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§ 7502. State Apiarist and inspectors; appointment, duties and powers. (a) The Department of Agriculture shall appoint a competent State Apiarist, who shall have adequate experience in practical beekeeping, and who shall work under the supervision of the Department. (b) The State…
3 Del. C. § 7503. Inspection; quarantine; destruction of bees; appeal.
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§ 7503. Inspection; quarantine; destruction of bees; appeal. For the enforcement of this chapter, the Department of Agriculture, the State Apiarist and the state bee inspectors may enter upon any public or private premises, and shall have access, ingress and egress to and from al…
3 Del. C. § 7504. Registration of bees with State Apiarist.
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§ 7504. Registration of bees with State Apiarist. (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 …
3 Del. C. § 7505. Structure of hives.
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§ 7505. Structure of hives. All persons keeping bees in this State shall provide movable frames in all hives used by them, and cause the bees in such hives to construct all combs in such frames so that such frames may be removed from the hive without injuring other combs in the h…
3 Del. C. § 7506. Exposure of diseased, infested or infected bees or equipment; notice.
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§ 7506. Exposure of diseased, infested or infected bees or equipment; notice. (a) No person in this State shall expose any diseased, mite infestation, exotic mite or Africanized honey bee, or any infected or infested hives, equipment or appliances so that flying bees may have acc…
3 Del. C. § 7507. False information; interference with Apiarist or inspectors.
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§ 7507. False information; interference with Apiarist or inspectors. No person shall give false information in any matter pertaining to this chapter, or hinder or resist the State Apiarist or the inspector in the discharge of his or her duties.46 Del. Laws, c. 111, § 6; 3 Del. C.…
3 Del. C. § 7508. Precautions against spread of disease.
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§ 7508. Precautions against spread of disease. After inspection of infected bees, equipment or appliances, the State Apiarist or inspector shall take such measures as shall prevent the spread of the disease by infected material adhering to the State Apiarist's or inspector's pers…
3 Del. C. § 7509. Movement of bees, equipment or appliances from infected apiary.
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§ 7509. Movement of bees, equipment or appliances from infected apiary. No person shall sell, barter or give away, accept, receive or transport any bees, equipment or appliances from an apiary known to be affected with a bee disease, mite infestation, exotic mite or Africanized h…
3 Del. C. § 7510. Importation of bees or used bee equipment or appliances.
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§ 7510. Importation of bees or used bee equipment or appliances. (a) No person shall ship or transport any colony of bees, or used beekeeping equipment into the State that is not accompanied by an entry permit issued by the Department. (b) Before a person may ship or transport in…
3 Del. C. § 7511. Inspection of queen-rearing apiaries.
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§ 7511. Inspection of queen-rearing apiaries. Every person rearing queen bees in the State for gift or sale shall have such person’s queen-rearing apiaries inspected at least once each year by the State Apiarist or inspector and on the discovery of any bee disease, mite infestati…
3 Del. C. § 7512. Violations and penalties.
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§ 7512. Violations and penalties. Whoever violates this chapter or any order or quarantine regulation issued hereunder, or interferes in any way with the duly-appointed representatives of the Department of Agriculture in the discharge of the duties specified in this chapter shall…
3 Del. C. § 7513. Importation of queens, combless packages or nucleus colonies.
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§ 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 inspec…