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The record of this law\u2019s original creation isn\u2019t available online. It has been modified 3 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 2008, chapter 860<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":196521,"object_type":"law","relational_id":60868,"identifier":"3.2-4408","token":"3.2\/III\/44\/3.2-4408","url":"\/3.2-4408\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/3.2-4408\/","token":"3.2\/III\/44\/3.2-4408","dublin_core":{"Title":"Rearing package bees and queens for sale","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 3.2-4408","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No person<\/span> shall rear package bees<\/span> or queens for sale without first applying to the State Apiarist for inspection at least once during each summer season. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> Upon the discovery<\/span> of any bee diseases<\/span>, the rearer or seller shall at once cease to ship bees<\/span> from affected apiaries until the State Apiarist issues<\/span> a certificate of health<\/span> for such apiaries. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> No person<\/span> engaged in rearing queen bees<\/span> for sale shall use honey in the making of bee food for use in mailing cages. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nREARING PACKAGE BEES AND QUEENS FOR SALE (\u00a7 3.2-4408)\n\nA. No person shall rear package bees or queens for sale without first applying\nto the State Apiarist for inspection at least once during each summer season.\n\nB. Upon the discovery of any bee diseases, the rearer or seller shall at once\ncease to ship bees from affected apiaries until the State Apiarist issues a\ncertificate of health for such apiaries.\n\nC. No person engaged in rearing queen bees for sale shall use honey in the\nmaking of bee food for use in mailing cages.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 3-496; 1966, c. 702, \u00a7 3.1-601; 1972, c. 499, \u00a7\u00a7\n3.1-610.12, 3.1-610.13; 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}}