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Department 01 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION AND FORESTRYDivision 001 - AGRICULTURE - GENERALChapter 270 - MAINE APIARY RULES AND REGULATIONS
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Section 001-270-IV - Importation Requirements

01-001-270 Me. Code R. § IV

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Current through 2024-44, October 30, 2024
Section 001-270-IV - Importation Requirements
A.Import Permits
1. Honeybees or used honeybee equipment shipped or moved from any other state or country into the State of Maine must be accompanied by a permit issued by the Department.
2. The Department shall issue a permit for the importation of honeybees or used honeybee equipment when the applicant submits:
a. A completed Import Notification of Bees application form;
b. A certified health certificate from the state of origin; and
c. The permit fee according to the fee schedule found in III Licencing Requirements Part A, 5. Fee Schedule.
3. The application, certified health certificate, and permit fee must be received by the Department and the permit issued prior to movement of honeybees or equipment into the State of Maine.
B.Application Forms
1. An Import Notification of Bees application form shall be supplied by the Department upon request and the following information must be supplied by the applicant.
a. The number of colonies or the number of boxes containing comb, or both, to be moved into the State of Maine.
b.Place of origin. The locality; city or cities, if any; the county or counties; and the state of origin of the hives or boxes of comb.
c.Destination. Any property, locality and county in the State of Maine in which the colonies or boxes of comb will be placed.
d.Date of entry. The proposed date of entry into the State of Maine.
e.Purpose. Facts pertaining to the purpose for which the honeybees or equipment are to be moved into the State of Maine.
f.Bees leased or brokered for pollination purposes. In the event that honeybees are leased or brokered to another beekeeper for pollination purposes:
(1) The name and address of the individual who leased the bees to the pollinator; and
(2) A list of all brands or other evidence of identity of brokered or leased bees.
C.Certification of Health Inspection
1. No honeybees or used honeybee equipment may be shipped into the State of Maine without a certified health certificate signed by a legally authorized inspector at the point of shipment indicating that they are free from regulated diseases, parasites, or unwanted genetic material based on actual inspection made within 30 days of the date of shipment.
2. Certified health certificates shall indicate the city, county and state of origin in addition to the destination of the bees or equipment within the State of Maine.
D.Permit Fees
1. A fee for all bees to be shipped or moved into the State of Maine must be forwarded to the Commissioner for deposit with the Treasurer of State, in accordance with the fee schedule contained in Section III, Licsening Requirements, Part A, 5. Fee Schedule.
2. All fees received pursuant to this subsection must be paid to the Treasurer, State of Maine and credited to a separate, nonlapsing account in the Department. Money received pursuant to this subsection must be used for the expenses of administering this chapter.
3. The permit fee for imported colonies must accompany the Import Notification of Bees application form and the certified health certificate prior to issuance of an entry permit from the Department.

01-001 C.M.R. ch. 270, § IV