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7 U.S.C. § 282 — Punishment for unlawful importation
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Any person who violates any provision of [section 281 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section281&num=0&edition=prelim) or any regulation issued under it is guilty of an offense against the United States and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
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Any person who violates any provision of [section 281 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title7-section281&num=0&edition=prelim) or any regulation issued under it is guilty of an offense against the United States and shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $1,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
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**(a) In general** The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to prohibit or restrict the importation or entry of honeybees and honeybee semen into or through the United States in order to prevent the introduction and spread of diseases and parasites harmful to honeybees, the introduction of genetically undesirable germ plasm of honeybees, or the introduction and spread of undesirable species or subspecies of honeybees and the semen of honeybees.
**(b) Regulations** The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury are each authorized to prescribe such regulations as the respective Secretary determines necessary to carry out this section.
**(c) Enforcement** Honeybees or honeybee semen offered for importation into, intercepted entering, or having entered the United States, other than in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall be destroyed or immediately exported.
**(d) “Honeybee” defined** As used in this chapter, the term “honeybee” means all life stages and the germ plasm of honeybees of the genus Apis, except honeybee semen.
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TITLE 7—AGRICULTURE
§ 282
Section 267, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 27, 39
Stat. 490, authorized examination of books and records
of warehousemen. See section 242 of this title.
Section 268, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 28, 39
Stat. 490, authorized rules and regulations.
Section 269, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 29, 39
Stat. 490; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1285; Mar. 2, 1931,
ch. 366, § 9, 46 Stat. 1465, related to cooperation with
States, exclusivity of Secretary’s authority, and pre-
emption of laws. See section 242 of this title.
Section 270, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 30, 39
Stat. 490; Feb. 23, 1923, ch. 106, 42 Stat. 1285; Mar. 2, 1931,
ch. 366, § 10, 46 Stat. 1465; Pub. L. 101–624, title V,
§ 508(b), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 3443, set forth punish-
ment for violations of this chapter. See section 254 of
this title.
Section 271, acts Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 31, 39
Stat. 491; Pub. L. 97–35, title I, § 158(a)(2), Aug. 13, 1981,
95 Stat. 376, authorized appropriations and employment
of temporary personnel. See section 256 of this title.
Section 272, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 32, 39
Stat. 491, related to separability of provisions.
Section 273, act Aug. 11, 1916, ch. 313, pt. C, § 33, 39
Stat. 491, reserved right to amend, alter, or repeal this
chapter.
CHAPTER 11—HONEYBEES
Sec.
281.
Honeybee importation.
282.
Punishment for unlawful importation.
283.
Propagation of stock and release of germ
plasm.
284.
Eradication and control of undesirable spe-
cies and subspecies.
285.
Uses of funds.
286.
Authorization of appropriations.
§ 281. Honeybee importation
(a) In general
The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to
prohibit or restrict the importation or entry of
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