---
kind: "section"
citation: "7 C.F.R. § 322.5"
title: "7"
number: "322.5"
heading: "General requirements."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/7/322.5"
---

# §322.5. General requirements.

- (a) All shipments of bees and honeybee germ plasm imported into the United States under this subpart must be shipped directly to the United States from an approved region.
- (b) **Adult honeybees.**
  - (1) You may import adult honeybees under this subpart only from regions listed in [§ 322.4(a)](/cfr/7/322.4.md?p=a).
  - (2) The honeybees must be package bees or queens with attending adult bees.
- (c) **Honeybee germ plasm.** You may import honeybee germ plasm under this subpart only from regions listed in [§ 322.4(b)](/cfr/7/322.4.md?p=b).
- (d) **Bees other than honeybees.**
  - (1) You may import live adult bees or live brood and essential nest substrate under this subpart only from regions listed in [§ 322.4(c)](/cfr/7/322.4.md?p=c).
  - (2) The live bees or brood must belong to one of the following species:
    - (i) Bumblebees of the species Bombus impatiens;
    - (ii) Bumblebees of the species Bombus occidentalis;
    - (iii) Alfalfa leafcutter bee (Megachile rotundata);
    - (iv) Blue orchard bee (Osmia lignaria); or
    - (v) **Horn-faced bee (<I>Osmia cornifrons</I>).**
  - (3) If you want to import species of bees other than those listed in [paragraph (d)(2)](#d-2) of this section, refer to [subpart C](/cfr/7/subpartC.md) of this part, “Importation of Restricted Organisms,” for requirements.

## 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.