510 ILCS 20/2a: Intrastate transportation.

(Text of Section before amendment by P.A. 104-713)

(a) No person shall transport a colony of bees or items of used bee equipment between counties within this State without a permit or compliance agreement which shall be issued based upon an inspection certificate from the Department.

(b) A colony of bees or items of used bee equipment transported in violation of this Section may be held and inspected by the Department, ordered returned to the place of origin, or abated.

(Text of Section after amendment by P.A. 104-713)

Transportation.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a person may not produce, sell, resell, or transport packages, queens, hives, nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment within Illinois, into Illinois, or from Illinois to another state without a valid compliance agreement or permit. The permit shall be issued by the Department based upon an inspection certificate from the Department.

(b) The Department may, at its discretion, grant a waiver of the permit requirement for the transport of packages, queens, hives, nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment from an Illinois county to a contiguous county in Illinois or a neighboring state. An inspection certificate from the Department is required regardless of a waiver granted under this subsection.

(c) A person intending to transport packages, queens, hives, nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment, into Illinois from another state must notify the Department at least 3 business days prior to entry into the State of Illinois. Such person shall be responsible for notifying the Department and obtaining an inspection certificate after arrival at their Illinois destination, as required by rule.

(d) Any packages, queens, hives, nucleus hives, bees, or used bee equipment transported in violation of this Section may be held and inspected by the Department, ordered returned to the place of origin, or abated.