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Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) At least 10 business days prior to the arrival in the United States of any shipment of bees or honeybee germ plasm imported into the United States under this subpart, you must notify APHIS of the impending arrival. Your notification must include the following information:
(1) Your name, address, and telephone number;
(2) The name and address of the receiving apiary;
(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the producer;
(4) The U.S. port where you expect the shipment to arrive. The port must be staffed by an APHIS inspector (see § 322.11);
(5) The date you expect the shipment to arrive at that U.S. port;
(6) The scientific name(s) of the organisms in the shipment;
(7) A description of the shipment (i.e., package bees, queen bees, nest boxes, etc.); and
(8) The total number of organisms you expect to receive.
(b) You must provide the notification to APHIS through one of the following means:
(1) By mail to the Permit Unit, PPQ, APHIS, 4700 River Road Unit 133, Riverdale, MD 20737–1236; or
(2) By facsimile at (301) 734–8700; or
(3) By electronic mail to Notification@usda.gov, or
(4) Using a U.S. Government electronic information exchange system or other authorized method.
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number 0579–0207)
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Code of Federal Regulations Title 7. Agriculture § 7.322.7 Notice of arrival - last updated January 02, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/cfr/title-7-agriculture/cfr-sect-7-322-7/
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