§ 3031 — Right of entry; impeding prohibited

The Secretary or the Secretary’s inspector may enter at a reasonable hour public or private premises, except private dwellings, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and shall have access, ingress, and egress to any apiary or place where the inspector has reason to believe bees or equipment are kept. Any person who restricts, impedes, gives false information, or hinders in any way the Secretary or the Secretary’s inspectors in the discharge of the inspector’s duties shall be subject to the penalties provided for in section 3035 of this title.

Legislative History

(Added 1983, No. 83, § 1; amended 2003, No. 42, § 2, eff. May 27, 2003; 2023, No. 73, § 13, eff. July 1, 2023.)