---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 322.29"
title: "7"
number: "322.29"
heading: "Dead bees."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/322.29"
---

# §322.29. Dead bees.

- (a) Dead bees imported into or transiting the United States must be either:
  - (1) Immersed in a solution containing at least 70 percent alcohol or a suitable fixative for genetic research;
  - (2) Immersed in liquid nitrogen; or
  - (3) **Pinned and dried in the manner of scientific specimens.**
- (b) Dead bees are subject to inspection at the port of entry in the United States to confirm that the requirements of [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section have been met.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 281; 7 U.S.C. 7701-7772 and 7781-7786; 7 CFR 2.22, 2.80, and 371.3.

### Source

Source: 69 FR 61747, Oct. 21, 2004, unless otherwise noted.