NY Agric & Mkts L § 175 (2021)
2021 New York Laws AGM - Agriculture and Markets Article 15 - Bee Diseases 175 - Rules and Regulations.

* § 175. Transportation  of  bees and bee material. 1. No person shall   transport, move, sell, barter, offer for sale  or  barter,  deliver,  or   offer  for transportation any colony of bees, used comb, used beekeeping   material, or live bees unless it be within the beekeeper's own  premises   without a permit from the commissioner, except that colonies of bees and   used  beekeeping  equipment which are not infected with or have not been   exposed to bee disease, and which are not infested  with  and  have  not   been exposed to insects or parasitic organisms adversely affecting bees,   or  to  species  or subspecies of bees which have been determined by the   commissioner to cause injury, directly or indirectly,  to  this  state's   useful   bee  population,  crops,  or  other  plants  may  be  moved  or   transported without a permit provided that  the  commissioner  has  been   notified  in writing of such intention not less than ten days before the   bees and equipment are moved.2. No person shall transport, move, buy, sell, possess, barter,  offer   for  sale or barter, deliver, or offer for transportation any species or   subspecies of bees which have been determined  by  the  commissioner  to   cause  injury,  directly  or  indirectly,  to  this  state's  useful bee   population, crops, or other plants, provided, that the commissioner  may   at his discretion exempt the transportation, sale, possession, movement,   or  delivery  of  such bees for scientific or educational purposes under   such safeguards as he may deem necessary.3. Every shipment of live bees in cages or packages without comb  into   this  state  from another state or foreign country, shall be accompanied   by a permit issued by the commissioner, or by a certificate  of  freedom   from  disease  executed  by an official of such state or foreign country   recognized by the commissioner.4. Every shipment of a colony of  bees,  used  comb,  used  beekeeping   equipment,  or  live  bees on comb into this state from another state or   foreign country,  shall  be  accompanied  by  a  permit  issued  by  the   commissioner  or  by a certificate of freedom from disease, from insects   and parasitic organisms adversely affecting bees  and  from  species  or   subspecies  of  bees  which  have been determined by the commissioner to   cause  injury  directly  or  indirectly,  to  this  state's  useful  bee   population,   crops  or  other  plants  and  certifying  that  a  proper   inspection was made not earlier than sixty days preceding  the  date  of   shipment.  Such  certificate  shall  be  executed by an official of such   state or foreign country recognized by the commissioner. A duplicate  of   such  certificate  shall  be  mailed to the commissioner before any such   shipment enters this state. Every transportation company upon receipt of   such shipment shall immediately notify the commissioner thereof,  giving   the name and address of the consignor and consignee.* NB Effective until December 23, 2021* § 175.     Rules   and   regulations.  The  commissioner  is  hereby   authorized, after public hearing, to adopt, promulgate  and  issue  such   rules  and  regulations  as the commissioner may deem necessary to carry   out and give full force and effect to the provisions  of  this  article,   including,  but not limited to, the designation of species or subspecies   of  bees  determined  by  him  or  her  to  cause  injury,  directly  or   indirectly,  to  the  public  safety  or  to  this  state's  managed bee   population, crops, or other plants. Such rules and regulations shall  be   filed  and  open  for  public  inspection at the principal office of the   department and shall have the force and effect of law.* NB Effective December 23, 2021