LAC 7:XV.513. Issuance and Use of Certificates of Inspection (Formerly LAC 7:XXI.2509)

A. No certificate of inspection shall be issued by the department for the movement of bees or regulated articles unless the bees or regulated articles come from apiaries that: 1. are not under a geographic or local quarantine or a stop order; 2. have been inspected at least once in the twelve months prior to the date of application for a certificate of inspection; 3. are free of American foulbrood infection; and 4. have effective control of any other disease or pest, if such an infestation is present. B. Certificates of inspection shall not be issued to cover the shipment or movement of bees and/or regulated articles from an area that has been quarantined on account of American foulbrood infection until it has been determined by state entomologist that the American foul-brood infestation has been destroyed. C. The issuance of a certificate of inspection by the department is discretionary if the applicant is not registered with the department, the colony or apiary to be inspected is not registered with the department, the applicant owes outstanding fines or fees to the department, the apiaries are not properly marked, or if the applicant is otherwise not in compliance with the apiary laws and regulations. D. No certificate of inspection issued by the department shall be used to move bees or regulated articles from any apiary or other location not listed on the certificate of inspection. E. All hives shall have removable tops and frames allowing inspection at all depths.