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7 U.S.C. § 281 — Honeybee importation

submitted 104 years ago by ch. 301 to r/title-7-AGRICULTURE · 169 words · no verdicts yet

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The Secretary of Agriculture can restrict honeybees and honeybee semen entering the United States. This stops the spread of disease, bad genetics, and unwanted honeybee types. Honeybees or semen brought in illegally must be destroyed or sent back.

(a) In general. The Secretary of Agriculture can prohibit or limit bringing honeybees and honeybee semen into or through the United States. This is to stop the spread of diseases and parasites harmful to honeybees, stop bad genetics from entering the honeybee population, and stop the spread of unwanted honeybee species, subspecies, or their semen. (b) Regulations. The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury can each make the rules they think are necessary to carry out this section. (c) Enforcement. Honeybees or honeybee semen offered for import, caught entering, or that have entered the U.S. without following these regulations must be destroyed or sent back out of the country right away. (d) "Honeybee" defined. In this chapter, "honeybee" means every life stage and the genetic material of honeybees of the genus Apis, except honeybee semen.
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(a) In general

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation or entry of honeybees and honeybee semen into or through the United States in order to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases and parasites harmful to honeybees, the introduction of genetically undesirable germ plasm of honeybees, or the introduction and spread of undesirable species or subspecies of honeybees and the semen of honeybees.

(b) Regulations

The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury are each authorized to prescribe such regulations as the respective Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.

(c) Enforcement

Honeybees or honeybee semen offered for importation into, intercepted entering, or having entered the United States, other than in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be destroyed or immediately exported.

(d) “Honeybee” defined

As used in this chapter, the term “honeybee” means all life stages and the germ plasm of honeybees of the genus Apis, except honeybee semen.

Source credit: (Aug. 31, 1922, ch. 301, § 1, 42 Stat. 833; Pub. L. 87–539, § 1, July 19, 1962, 76 Stat. 169; Pub. L. 94–319, § 1, June 25, 1976, 90 Stat. 709; Pub. L. 103–182, title III, § 361(d)(2), Dec. 8, 1993, 107 Stat. 2123; Pub. L. 103–465, title IV, § 431(e), Dec. 8, 1994, 108 Stat. 4968.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1922Enacted · Act of Aug. 31, 1922, ch. 301 · 42 Stat. 833
  • 1962Amended · Pub. L. 87-539 · 76 Stat. 169
  • 1976Amended · Pub. L. 94-319 · 90 Stat. 709
  • 1993Amended · Pub. L. 103-182 · 107 Stat. 2123
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-465 · 108 Stat. 4968

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by ch. 301 on 1922-08-31.

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