Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 21 - Agriculture and Land Stewardship Department
Chapter 22 - Apiary
Rule 21-22.10 - Prohibit Movement of Bees From Designated States
A person shall not directly or indirectly transport or cause to be transported into the state of Iowa honeybees originating in the states of Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and the counties of Faribault, Freeborn, Mower and Steele in Minnesota. As used in this rule, "honeybees" shall include, but not be limited to, the following: colonies, nucs, packages, banked queens and queen battery boxes. However, the shipping of honeybee queens and attendants in individual queen cages will be allowed when acCornpanied by a valid certificate of health indicating that the bees are from an apiary free of small hive beetles. This rule shall remain effective until February 18, 2001.