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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 702; in 1972, chapter 499; in 1982, chapter 100; in 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":196509,"object_type":"law","relational_id":61000,"identifier":"3.2-4405","token":"3.2\/III\/44\/3.2-4405","url":"\/3.2-4405\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4405\/","token":"3.2\/III\/44\/3.2-4405","dublin_core":{"Title":"Entry permit required to bring bees and used bee equipment into Commonwealth; inspection","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4405","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall bring any bees<\/span> on combs, empty used combs, used hives<\/span>, or other used apiary<\/span> appliances<\/span> into the Commonwealth without first receiving an entry permit<\/span> to do so from the State Apiarist. Entry permits<\/span> shall be issued only upon receipt of satisfactory proof that the bees<\/span> and other items are free from bee diseases<\/span>. Specifically identifiable colonies must be brought into the Commonwealth within 60 days from the issuance of the entry permit<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Bees<\/span> brought into the Commonwealth shall be subject to inspection at any time. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nENTRY PERMIT REQUIRED TO BRING BEES AND USED BEE EQUIPMENT INTO COMMONWEALTH;\nINSPECTION (\u00a7 3.2-4405)\n\nA. No person shall bring any bees on combs, empty used combs, used hives, or\nother used apiary appliances into the Commonwealth without first receiving an\nentry permit to do so from the State Apiarist. Entry permits shall be issued\nonly upon receipt of satisfactory proof that the bees and other items are free\nfrom bee diseases. Specifically identifiable colonies must be brought into the\nCommonwealth within 60 days from the issuance of the entry permit.\n\nB. Bees brought into the Commonwealth shall be subject to inspection at any\ntime.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-501; 1950, p. 227; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-606; 1972, c.\n499, \u00a7 3.1-610.15; 1982, c. 100; 2008, c. 860.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}