# 7 C.F.R. § 322.13 (2026): General requirements; restricted organisms

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## Section

- **Citation:** 7 C.F.R. § 322.13 (2026)
- **Heading:** General requirements; restricted organisms
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Title 7 CFR: Agriculture / Chapter III: ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE / Part 322: BEES, BEEKEEPING BYPRODUCTS, AND BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT / Subpart C: Importation of Restricted Organisms / § 322.13: § 322.13   General requirements › restricted organisms.

## Text

(a) For the purposes of this part, the following are restricted organisms:
(1) Honeybee brood in the comb;
(2) Adult honeybees from any region other than those listed in § 322.4(a);
(3) Honeybee germ plasm from any region other than those listed in § 322.4(b); and
(4) Bees other than honeybees, in any life stage, from any region other than those listed in § 322.4(c) or any species of bee other than those listed in § 322.5(d)(2).
(b) Persons importing restricted organisms into the United States must be Federal, State, or university researchers; be at least 18 years of age; and be physically present during normal business hours at an address within the United States specified on the permit during any periods when articles are being imported or moved interstate under the permit. All such importations must be for research or experimental purposes and in accordance with this part.
[69 FR 61747, Oct. 21, 2004, as amended at 79 FR 19811, Apr. 10, 2014]

## Nearby sections

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