New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 2 - AGRICULTURE
Chapter 24 - DISEASES OF BEES AND BEEKEEPING ACTIVITIES
Subchapter 6 - PRESERVATION OF HONEY BEE COLONIES
Section 2:24-6.3 - Exceptions

1. Commercial pesticide applications for the elimination of feral colonies of bees within either residential, commercial or institutional structures when the likelihood of exposure by persons allergic to bee venom presents a clear hazard; although any person, including certified and licensed responsible pesticide applicators, is encouraged to seek the services of a beekeeper/swarm collector specializing in collecting colonies or swarms from inside structures in non-hazardous situations;

2. The State Apiarist, or his or her representatives in the elimination of diseased colonies found during inspection activities;

3. Honey bee colonies destroyed by a beekeeper/owner in the elimination of diseased colonies found during inspection or normal apiary management activities; or

4. Commercial pesticide applications performed at the direction of the United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Heath Inspection Service or the United States Customs and Border Protection for the elimination of suspect Africanized honey bees or other foreign species of the genus Apis.