Entrance permits may be issued for bees in colonies from states infested with American foulbrood only after the bees are certified apparently free of American foulbrood. The certification must be based on an inspection by state regulatory officials or by an independent third party of the brood frames of a minimum of five percent of the colonies.

Source: 15 SDR 20, effective August 8, 1988; 37 SDR 18, effective August 18, 2010.

General Authority: SDCL 38-18-28 , 38-18-28.1.

Law Implemented: SDCL 38-18-4 , 38-18-21 , 38-18-23.