Victorian Numbered Regulations Victorian Numbered Regulations(1) A person must not, without the written approval of the Secretary, introduce into Victoria any bees, bee products, pollen or used beekeeping fittings from an apiary that is under the laws of the State or Territory of the Commonwealth in which the apiary is located—
(a) in a quarantine area in respect of a disease of bees; or
(b) in an area subject to restrictions on the movement of bees, bee products, pollen or beekeeping fittings due to a disease of bees.
(2) The Secretary may give his or her approval under sub-regulation (1) if he or she is satisfied that the introduction of the bees, bee products, pollen or used beekeeping fittings into Victoria is unlikely to lead to the transmission of disease from the bees, bee products, pollen or used beekeeping fittings to other livestock or humans and may impose conditions on that approval.
(3) A person must not introduce into Victoria any bees (including queen cells), bee products, pollen or used beekeeping fittings unless—
(a) they are—
(i) from an apiary recognised by the State or Territory of the Commonwealth in which the apiary is located as not showing symptoms of American foul brood disease; and
(ii) from hives not showing field symptoms of any other disease of bees; and
(b) in the case of queen bees, escorts, queen cells and packaged bees—
(i) they are from an apiary recognised by the State or Territory of the Commonwealth in which the apiary is located as being free of American foul brood disease; and
(ii) they are from hives that have been inspected by a government apiary officer within 4 months before introduction.
(4) Despite sub-regulations (1) and (3), a person may introduce into Victoria any honey, beeswax or pollen extracted from, or used beekeeping fittings from, hives affected by American foul brood disease if—
(a) the pollen and used beekeeping fittings have been sufficiently irradiated by gamma radiation to eliminate any American foul brood disease before introduction; and
(b) in any other case—
(i) the honey, beeswax, pollen or used beekeeping fittings are placed in containers which are (except for containers placed inside a larger container and in that case only the larger container is labelled) labelled with weather-proof labels setting out—
(A) the name of the owner of the apiary from which the honey, beeswax, pollen or fittings originated or the name of the owner's agent; and
(B) a contact telephone number of an inspector and the words "This load contains American foul brood diseased material which is highly infectious to honey bees. In the event of an accident contact an apiary inspector appointed under the Livestock Disease Control Act 1994 as soon as possible."; and
(ii) in the case of honey or beeswax, the person ensures that the honey or beeswax will be treated at a processing plant approved by the Secretary to eliminate the American foul brood disease immediately after introduction into Victoria; and
(iii) in the case of pollen or used beekeeping fittings, the person ensures that the pollen or fittings will be sufficiently irradiated by gamma radiation to eliminate any American foul brood disease at a plant approved by the Secretary immediately after introduction into Victoria.
(5) A person must not introduce into Victoria any bees, comb honey, pollen or used beekeeping fittings from an apiary in Tasmania unless—
(a) in the case of comb honey, before the comb honey is introduced—
(i) the comb honey is frozen to minus 15 degrees centigrade and held at that temperature for 24 hours; and
(ii) the comb honey is stored and transported in bee-free containers or transport vehicles; and
(iii) the comb honey is cut and packed in a bee-free area; and
(iv) no other comb honey was on the premises whilst the comb honey was being processed; and
(v) copies of a temperature data log endorsed by the government apiary officer who completes the certificates referred to in regulations 29 and 30 accompanies those certificates; and
(b) in the case of bees, pollen or used beekeeping fittings—
(i) if the Secretary is satisfied that a government apiary officer in Tasmania has certified that there is no evidence of braula fly in the bees, pollen or fittings, the Secretary has given written approval for their introduction into Victoria; and
(ii) the bees, pollen or fittings are consigned for examination to a laboratory approved by the Secretary.
(6) A person must not introduce into Victoria any pollen for feeding to bees unless—
(a) it has been irradiated to a minimum 15 kilogray before introduction; or
(b) the person ensures that the pollen will be so irradiated immediately after introduction.
(7) A person must not feed to bees, pollen that has been introduced into Victoria, unless the pollen has been irradiated to a minimum 15 kilogray before or immediately after introduction.
Penalty: 5 penalty units.