Code of Massachusetts Regulations
330 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Title 330 CMR 8.00 - Apiary Inspection Regulations
Section 8.06 - Interstate Permits

Universal Citation: 330 MA Code of Regs 330.8

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) No honeybee colonies, packages, used or second-hand equipment, honeycombs, frames, and other used beekeeping equipment shall be moved into Massachusetts from other states or countries unless or until a permit is issued by the Bureau of Plant Industries, Bureau Chief, which permit may be issued when the Chief Apiary Inspector shall have been furnished by the corresponding official of the state or country from which said honeybees or equipment are to be moved, with a certificate to the effect

(a) that all colonies, apiaries, and apiary sites, owned and operated by the applicant, his agent or representative, have been inspected annually, and at the time when the honeybees are actively rearing brood, by his state or country or the state or country of origin including one inspection within 60 days prior to shipment; and either

(b)
1. that no American foulbrood (Bacillus larvae), European foulbrood (Melissococcus pluton), Tracheal mites (Acarapis woodi) Varroa mite (Varroa jacobsoni) and Africanized honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata) or other infectious diseases have been detected in any apiary, apiary site or other places where honeybees have been held by the appplicant, his agent or representative, within a period of two years prior to the date of movement into Massachusetts, or

2. that said bees and/or equipment have been treated in such a manner as the Chief Apiary Inspector or his agent may direct.

(2) The applicant shall notify the Bureau of Plant Industries 48 hours prior to bringing said materials into the Commonwealth and inform the bureau of each destination within the Commonwealth.

(3) Bees moved between sunrise and sunset shall be covered with wire mesh, screen or net.

(4) All hives moving into Massachusetts shall be clearly marked as described in 330 CMR 8.04(2) and said identification shall correspond to inspection certificates presented by the applicant.

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