Compliance packet — sample
Run: Pacific Northwest / Intermountain to California · Ship date: Feb 1, 2027 · Built with its dates worked out for Oct 24, 2026. This sample holds all three packet views for the run, so the packet can be read and printed without working the packet page. On the packet page the same views are worked out in the browser for any run or pair and any ship date.
Route view
BRIEF section 3 run 3: the southbound inbound leg is Washington to Oregon to California. Idaho and Montana are origin states feeding the runs; they are represented in origin_branches rather than forced into a linear order that is not true.
Ship date: Feb 1, 2027. Every counted-back date below is labeled as computed and sits over the fact it was counted from, with that fact's confidence, check date, and source. Where a fact is not published, or its check has expired, the leg says so in plain words instead of counting over the gap.
Step 1 of 3 — Washington (WA)
RegulatorWashington State Department of Agriculture
Registration · issued by the destination side · registration
This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it.
This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it.
This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it.
Fee$5 (per-year) — WAC 16-602-025 — apiary registration fee schedule, payable on or before April 1, for resident and nonresident beekeepers operating colonies in Washington (including colonies offered for pollination rental): 1–5 colonies $5.00; 6–25 colonies $10.00; 26–100 colonies $25.00; 101–300 colonies $50.00; 301–500 colonies $100.00; 501–1,000 colonies $200.00; 1,001 or more colonies $300.00. WAC 16-602-026 — apiary broker fee $100 per year; a person registered as both broker and apiarist owes only one fee, the lesser being waived. WSDA's registration summary describes the cost as 'Between $5 and $300 depending on number of hives owned and broker status.'
Validity windowUntil March 31 following your application (WSDA apiary registration summary, 'How long is it valid?').The other published figure: WSDA's Apiary Reg and Laws page states that the registration expires December 31.
Notice deadlineRegistration is due by April 1 each year (RCW 15.60.021). Fees received after April 1 accrue a late fee of 1.5% per month; first-time registrants owe no late fee (RCW 15.60.031; WSDA Apiary Reg and Laws page).
Lead timeWSDA publishes that the registration is received approximately two weeks after the department receives the application and fee; applications submitted in March and April may take up to a month to process due to the high volume of renewals (WSDA apiary registration summary).
What the certificate must stateThe registration application includes: the name, address, and phone number of the apiarist or broker; the number of colonies of bees to be owned, brokered, or operated in Washington that year; the registration fee as prescribed in rule; and any other information required by the department by rule. The director issues to each registered apiarist or broker an apiarist identification number (RCW 15.60.021).
Origin history requiredNot published / not yet checked
Who applies / who signsEach person owning one or more hives with bees, brokers renting hives, and apiarists resident in other states who operate hives in Washington shall register with the director by April 1 each year (RCW 15.60.021). The beekeeper or broker applies on the WSDA apiary registration form, returned with payment to the WSDA Plant Protection Division (WSDA apiary registration summary).
Step 2 of 3 — Oregon (OR)
RegulatorOregon Department of Agriculture — Insect Pest Prevention and Management Program
Registration · issued by the destination side · registration
This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it.
This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it.
Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here.
Fee$10 (per-application) — ODA Bees and Apiaries page: the registration fee charged is $10 per application + $0.50 per colony; the application fee rises to $20 after July 1 (per-colony fee unchanged at $0.50). ORS 602.090 statutory caps: the fee may not exceed $10 per application + $0.50 per colony, and after July 1 may not exceed $20 per application + $0.50 per colony, with the department setting fees by rule within those caps; no fee is charged for a nucleus colony.
Validity windowAnnual registration: the application is made before June 1 of each year and covers each colony the person owns or is in charge of (ORS 602.090).
Notice deadlineThe registration application must be made before June 1 each year; the higher application fee applies to applications made after July 1 (ORS 602.090).
Lead timeNot published / not yet checked
What the certificate must stateThe application is made on a form furnished by the department and covers each colony; it gives the owner's address and telephone number and the name, address, and telephone number of the person in charge of the colonies (ORS 602.090). ODA publishes that the colonies counted are the highest number of full-strength colonies managed in the state during the previous year, before the June 1 deadline.
Origin history requiredNot published / not yet checked
Who applies / who signsEvery person owning or in charge of five or more colonies of bees in Oregon must register with the Department of Agriculture (ORS 602.090). Registration is not required for fewer than five colonies, and nucleus hives do not require registration; registration may be made online or in person at 635 Capitol Street NE, Salem (ODA Bees and Apiaries page). On a transfer of colony ownership, the registration is transferred without charge (ORS 602.090).
Advance notice · issued by the destination side · beehive-importation-form
Inspection window not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no latest-inspection date is counted back here.
Notice deadline not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no notice-by date is counted back here.
Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here.
FeeNot published / not yet checked
Validity windowNot published / not yet checked
Notice deadlineNot published / not yet checked
Lead timeNot published / not yet checked
What the certificate must stateODA's beehive importation form (Survey123) collects information about the health of incoming hives; ODA publishes that the form allows its IPPM program to better understand the condition of incoming colonies and to monitor potential pest or disease concerns (ODA Bees and Apiaries page, 'Bringing Bees from Out of State').
Origin history requiredNot published / not yet checked
Who applies / who signsBeekeepers bringing bees into Oregon from out of state. ODA's published wording is a request — it asks incoming beekeepers to fill out the beehive importation form; the page publishes no entry permit or health-certificate requirement for bringing bees into Oregon (ODA Bees and Apiaries page).
Step 3 of 3 — California (CA)
RegulatorCDFA Apiary Protection Program
Health / inspection certificate · issued by the origin side · health-certificate
This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it.
This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it.
Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here.
FeeNot published / not yet checked
Validity windowCertificates required by Section 29120 'are valid only during the inspection season in which they were issued, except that a certificate that covers a shipment arriving prior to April 1 from a locality that has severe winters shall be valid if it shows the last inspection of the apiary was made on or after August 15 of the preceding year' (FAC § 29125). No fixed 30/60/90-day window is published in Article 9.
Notice deadlineNo advance-notice deadline is published in Article 9. The filing duty runs the other way: the certificate must be delivered to the commissioner of the county of destination (or to the Secretary, if there is no commissioner in the county) within 72 hours after the arrival of the load, lot, or shipment (FAC § 29120).
Lead timeNot published / not yet checked
What the certificate must stateThe certificate must certify to all of the following (FAC § 29122): (a) the name and address of the owner or shipper and the place of destination in this state; (b) the number or amount of queen bees, package bees, bee semen, hives, or nuclei that contain bees, the number of used hives either empty or containing comb, and a complete list of any other used beekeeping equipment in the shipment; (c) the county and state or territory of origin; (d) the date on which inspection was last made of the apiary in which the bees, comb, used hives, and appliances originated; (e) that the apiary was found free of all pests denoted as pests by the State of California, using detection procedures and methods approved by the secretary; (f) if the pest is American foulbrood, the total number of colonies in the apiary at the time of inspection and the number of colonies found infested; (g) that all American foulbrood colonies found upon inspection were destroyed, removed to a quarantine apiary, removed to wax salvage, or otherwise destroyed by specified methods pursuant to Section 29208, before issuance of the certificate.
Origin history requiredNot published / not yet checked
Who applies / who signsThe certificate must be signed by the State Entomologist, State Apiary Inspector, or comparable officer in charge of apiary inspection for the state or territory of origin (FAC § 29122). It must accompany each separate load, lot, or shipment of comb, bees on comb, queen bees, package bees, bee semen, or any used hive or used appliance imported or transported into California (§ 29120).
Health / inspection certificate · issued by the origin side · california-return-certificate
Latest inspection date: Feb 1, 2026 computed from the facts below (ship date Feb 1, 2027 counted back over the published 12 months)
At the ship date this fact is past half its check window and is shown one confidence step lower — see the fact below.
Notice deadline not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no notice-by date is counted back here.
Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here.
FeeNot published / not yet checked
Validity window12 months: in lieu of the Section 29122 requirements, the Section 29120 certificate may be a California certificate of inspection (issued under Sections 29140–29145) showing the comb, bees on comb, or hives or appliances were inspected in California within the 12 months prior to their return to California (FAC § 29123).
Notice deadlineNot published / not yet checked
Lead timeNot published / not yet checked
What the certificate must stateThe California certificate must show the comb, bees on comb, or hives or appliances were inspected in California within the 12 months prior to return and at the time of inspection were found to have had less than 1 percent American foulbrood disease (FAC § 29123).
Origin history requiredNot published / not yet checked
Who applies / who signsBeekeepers or their agents using the Section 29123 return route 'shall carry a copy of the certificate with them and proof of ownership of the apiary and its contents, for production to the border inspectors on demand upon reentry' (FAC § 29123).
Registration · issued by the destination side · registration
This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it.
Notice deadline not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no notice-by date is counted back here.
This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it.
FeeApiary registration fee schedule, 3 CCR Section 2951 (filed and effective March 20, 2025), paid January 1 of each year, based on the total number of colonies and not on a per-colony basis: 1-9 colonies $10.00; 10-49 colonies $100.00; 50+ colonies $250.00; Broker $250.00. The broker fee is a flat rate annually regardless of the number of colonies managed and is valid through December 31 of each year.
Validity windowAnnual: registration and the registration fee are due once annually, on January 1 of each year; the fee is based on the total number of colonies registered in the previous 12 months of the calendar year (CDFA Apiary Registration Flyer 2026).
Notice deadlineNot published / not yet checked
Lead timeApiary registration is due January 1 of each year if an apiary is located within California, or within 30 days of any person acquiring or moving bees into the state (CDFA Apiary Registration Flyer 2026, FAC Div. 13 §§ 29040–29045). Registration fees are late on February 1 of each year, when a penalty fee of one-half the amount due is added.
What the certificate must stateRegistration is required in each county where apiaries are located, and is required of all beekeepers including beekeepers entering the state for pollination services. All bee brokers are required to register each year and identify all beekeepers they represent; the broker fee is an annual flat rate regardless of the number of colonies managed, and each beekeeper operating under a broker must also pay an annual registration fee. Registration is filed through BeeWhere (BeeWhere.calagpermits.org) / the County Agricultural Commissioner's office (CDFA Apiary Registration Flyer 2026).
Origin history requiredNot published / not yet checked
Who applies / who signsEach beekeeper, apiary owner, apiary operator, broker, or person in possession of any apiary pays the registration fee on January 1 of each year and registers in each county where apiaries are located (CDFA Apiary Registration Flyer 2026).
Ant-free or equivalent certification · issued by the origin side · ant-free-certification
Inspection window not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no latest-inspection date is counted back here.
Notice deadline not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no notice-by date is counted back here.
Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here.
FeeNot published / not yet checked
Validity windowNot published / not yet checked
Notice deadlineNot published / not yet checked
Lead timeNot published / not yet checked
What the certificate must stateVoluntary program: agricultural officials in participating origin states inspect bee shipments destined to California for pests, specifically ants, and excessive debris which may harbor ants; shipments found free of ants are issued an Ant-Free Certificate by officials in the participating state (CDFA Voluntary Ant-Free Certification Program page).
Origin history requiredNot published / not yet checked
Who applies / who signsThe certificate is issued by agricultural officials in the origin (participating) state and presented by the shipper at the California Border Protection Station. The certification is not required to enter California; CDFA urges beekeepers to have colonies inspected and certified to expedite entry. What it earns at the border (CDFA, same page): if no actionable ants are found, the certified shipment may enter under quarantine and be off-loaded at the final destination prior to inspection by the County Agricultural Commissioner; if five or fewer worker actionable ants are found, it may enter under quarantine but may not be off-loaded without prior authorization from the County Agricultural Commissioner; if more than five worker actionable ants, or any other life stage, are found, the shipment is rejected. For shipments NOT accompanied by the certificate, if any number or life stage of actionable ants are found, the shipment is rejected; rejected shipments must be cleaned and/or reconditioned and re-inspected prior to entry.
Carry checklist
The paper an operator carries, in the order a border or destination inspector asks for it: first the certificates and permits to hold, then the dates that had to be hit before the truck rolled, then what is owed on arrival. Ship date: Feb 1, 2027.
1 — Paper to hold on the truck, in travel order
Step 1 — Washington (WA)
Registration · issued by the destination side
Who applies / who signsEach person owning one or more hives with bees, brokers renting hives, and apiarists resident in other states who operate hives in Washington shall register with the director by April 1 each year (RCW 15.60.021). The beekeeper or broker applies on the WSDA apiary registration form, returned with payment to the WSDA Plant Protection Division (WSDA apiary registration summary).
What the certificate must stateThe registration application includes: the name, address, and phone number of the apiarist or broker; the number of colonies of bees to be owned, brokered, or operated in Washington that year; the registration fee as prescribed in rule; and any other information required by the department by rule. The director issues to each registered apiarist or broker an apiarist identification number (RCW 15.60.021).
Fee$5 (per-year) — WAC 16-602-025 — apiary registration fee schedule, payable on or before April 1, for resident and nonresident beekeepers operating colonies in Washington (including colonies offered for pollination rental): 1–5 colonies $5.00; 6–25 colonies $10.00; 26–100 colonies $25.00; 101–300 colonies $50.00; 301–500 colonies $100.00; 501–1,000 colonies $200.00; 1,001 or more colonies $300.00. WAC 16-602-026 — apiary broker fee $100 per year; a person registered as both broker and apiarist owes only one fee, the lesser being waived. WSDA's registration summary describes the cost as 'Between $5 and $300 depending on number of hives owned and broker status.'
Step 2 — Oregon (OR)
Registration · issued by the destination side
Who applies / who signsEvery person owning or in charge of five or more colonies of bees in Oregon must register with the Department of Agriculture (ORS 602.090). Registration is not required for fewer than five colonies, and nucleus hives do not require registration; registration may be made online or in person at 635 Capitol Street NE, Salem (ODA Bees and Apiaries page). On a transfer of colony ownership, the registration is transferred without charge (ORS 602.090).
What the certificate must stateThe application is made on a form furnished by the department and covers each colony; it gives the owner's address and telephone number and the name, address, and telephone number of the person in charge of the colonies (ORS 602.090). ODA publishes that the colonies counted are the highest number of full-strength colonies managed in the state during the previous year, before the June 1 deadline.
Fee$10 (per-application) — ODA Bees and Apiaries page: the registration fee charged is $10 per application + $0.50 per colony; the application fee rises to $20 after July 1 (per-colony fee unchanged at $0.50). ORS 602.090 statutory caps: the fee may not exceed $10 per application + $0.50 per colony, and after July 1 may not exceed $20 per application + $0.50 per colony, with the department setting fees by rule within those caps; no fee is charged for a nucleus colony.
Advance notice · issued by the destination side
Who applies / who signsBeekeepers bringing bees into Oregon from out of state. ODA's published wording is a request — it asks incoming beekeepers to fill out the beehive importation form; the page publishes no entry permit or health-certificate requirement for bringing bees into Oregon (ODA Bees and Apiaries page).
What the certificate must stateODA's beehive importation form (Survey123) collects information about the health of incoming hives; ODA publishes that the form allows its IPPM program to better understand the condition of incoming colonies and to monitor potential pest or disease concerns (ODA Bees and Apiaries page, 'Bringing Bees from Out of State').
FeeNot published / not yet checked
Step 3 — California (CA)
Health / inspection certificate · issued by the origin side
Who applies / who signsThe certificate must be signed by the State Entomologist, State Apiary Inspector, or comparable officer in charge of apiary inspection for the state or territory of origin (FAC § 29122). It must accompany each separate load, lot, or shipment of comb, bees on comb, queen bees, package bees, bee semen, or any used hive or used appliance imported or transported into California (§ 29120).
What the certificate must stateThe certificate must certify to all of the following (FAC § 29122): (a) the name and address of the owner or shipper and the place of destination in this state; (b) the number or amount of queen bees, package bees, bee semen, hives, or nuclei that contain bees, the number of used hives either empty or containing comb, and a complete list of any other used beekeeping equipment in the shipment; (c) the county and state or territory of origin; (d) the date on which inspection was last made of the apiary in which the bees, comb, used hives, and appliances originated; (e) that the apiary was found free of all pests denoted as pests by the State of California, using detection procedures and methods approved by the secretary; (f) if the pest is American foulbrood, the total number of colonies in the apiary at the time of inspection and the number of colonies found infested; (g) that all American foulbrood colonies found upon inspection were destroyed, removed to a quarantine apiary, removed to wax salvage, or otherwise destroyed by specified methods pursuant to Section 29208, before issuance of the certificate.
FeeNot published / not yet checked
Health / inspection certificate · issued by the origin side
Who applies / who signsBeekeepers or their agents using the Section 29123 return route 'shall carry a copy of the certificate with them and proof of ownership of the apiary and its contents, for production to the border inspectors on demand upon reentry' (FAC § 29123).
What the certificate must stateThe California certificate must show the comb, bees on comb, or hives or appliances were inspected in California within the 12 months prior to return and at the time of inspection were found to have had less than 1 percent American foulbrood disease (FAC § 29123).
FeeNot published / not yet checked
Registration · issued by the destination side
Who applies / who signsEach beekeeper, apiary owner, apiary operator, broker, or person in possession of any apiary pays the registration fee on January 1 of each year and registers in each county where apiaries are located (CDFA Apiary Registration Flyer 2026).
What the certificate must stateRegistration is required in each county where apiaries are located, and is required of all beekeepers including beekeepers entering the state for pollination services. All bee brokers are required to register each year and identify all beekeepers they represent; the broker fee is an annual flat rate regardless of the number of colonies managed, and each beekeeper operating under a broker must also pay an annual registration fee. Registration is filed through BeeWhere (BeeWhere.calagpermits.org) / the County Agricultural Commissioner's office (CDFA Apiary Registration Flyer 2026).
FeeApiary registration fee schedule, 3 CCR Section 2951 (filed and effective March 20, 2025), paid January 1 of each year, based on the total number of colonies and not on a per-colony basis: 1-9 colonies $10.00; 10-49 colonies $100.00; 50+ colonies $250.00; Broker $250.00. The broker fee is a flat rate annually regardless of the number of colonies managed and is valid through December 31 of each year.
Ant-free or equivalent certification · issued by the origin side
Who applies / who signsThe certificate is issued by agricultural officials in the origin (participating) state and presented by the shipper at the California Border Protection Station. The certification is not required to enter California; CDFA urges beekeepers to have colonies inspected and certified to expedite entry. What it earns at the border (CDFA, same page): if no actionable ants are found, the certified shipment may enter under quarantine and be off-loaded at the final destination prior to inspection by the County Agricultural Commissioner; if five or fewer worker actionable ants are found, it may enter under quarantine but may not be off-loaded without prior authorization from the County Agricultural Commissioner; if more than five worker actionable ants, or any other life stage, are found, the shipment is rejected. For shipments NOT accompanied by the certificate, if any number or life stage of actionable ants are found, the shipment is rejected; rejected shipments must be cleaned and/or reconditioned and re-inspected prior to entry.
What the certificate must stateVoluntary program: agricultural officials in participating origin states inspect bee shipments destined to California for pests, specifically ants, and excessive debris which may harbor ants; shipments found free of ants are issued an Ant-Free Certificate by officials in the participating state (CDFA Voluntary Ant-Free Certification Program page).
FeeNot published / not yet checked
2 — Dates to have hit before the truck rolls
| State | Instrument | Working date | Counted from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Registration | This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Conflicting · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: Washington State Department of Agriculture — Apiary Registration (summary description) |
| Washington | Registration | This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: Revised Code of Washington, chapter 15.60 (Apiaries) |
| Washington | Registration | This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: Washington State Department of Agriculture — Apiary Registration (summary description) |
| Oregon | Registration | This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: Oregon Revised Statutes, chapter 602 (2023 Edition) |
| Oregon | Registration | This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: Oregon Revised Statutes, chapter 602 (2023 Edition) |
| Oregon | Registration | Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| Oregon | Advance notice | Inspection window not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no latest-inspection date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| Oregon | Advance notice | Notice deadline not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no notice-by date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| Oregon | Advance notice | Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| California | Health / inspection certificate | This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: California Food and Agricultural Code, Division 13, Chapter 1, Article 9 — Importation (§§ 29120–29128, statute text, via LawServer) |
| California | Health / inspection certificate | This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: California Food and Agricultural Code § 29120 (statute text, via LawServer) |
| California | Health / inspection certificate | Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| California | Health / inspection certificate | Latest inspection date: Feb 1, 2026 — computed from the facts on the route view | Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: California Food and Agricultural Code § 29123 (statute text, via LawServer) |
| California | Health / inspection certificate | Notice deadline not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no notice-by date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| California | Health / inspection certificate | Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| California | Registration | This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: CDFA Apiary Protection Program — Apiary Registration Flyer 2026 (FAC Div. 13 §§29040–29045) |
| California | Registration | Notice deadline not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no notice-by date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| California | Registration | This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: CDFA Apiary Protection Program — Apiary Registration Flyer 2026 (FAC Div. 13 §§29040–29045) |
| California | Ant-free or equivalent certification | Inspection window not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no latest-inspection date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| California | Ant-free or equivalent certification | Notice deadline not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no notice-by date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| California | Ant-free or equivalent certification | Lead time not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no apply-by date is counted back here. | Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
3 — On arrival, in travel order
Step 1 — Washington (WA)
County layerRCW 15.60.065–.095 provide for apiary coordinated areas: a county legislative authority may, after public hearing and notice, designate coordinated areas and within them set the maximum number of hives per apiary site, minimum distances between apiary sites, and setbacks. The chapter publishes no county filing duty for beekeepers.
Step 2 — Oregon (OR)
County layerORS 602.045: a local government may adopt ordinances regulating residential beekeeping consistent with the best-management practices in ORS 602.035, and may charge a reasonable fee for registering hives in residential areas, not to exceed the amount the department charges for colony registration. ODA's Bees and Apiaries page states that ODA does not have regulatory authority over domestic bee hives and directs hive concerns to city and county ordinances.
Step 3 — California (CA)
County layerCounty layer is published and load-bearing in two places. (1) The Section 29120 certificate must be delivered to the commissioner of the destination county (or to the Secretary, if the county has no commissioner) within 72 hours after arrival. (2) County small hive beetle (SHB) acceptance policies, surveyed county by county and published by CDFA in its Border Station Operating Guide § 1.6.3 (revised October 12, 2023): if SHB is found and confirmed and the destination county's policy is 'Will Not Accept SHB,' the shipment is rejected with the options of returning out of state or diverting to a county that will accept the beetle; if the county 'Will Accept SHB,' the shipment goes to destination under a Warning Hold Notice (66-008) noting SHB was found. The published chart lists an accept / will-not-accept position for each California county. Apiary registration is also per-county (see the registration instrument).
Border and destination inspectionHoneybee shipments entering California are subject to two inspections: a cursory inspection at the border (Border Protection) station and a more detailed inspection at destination. Border inspectors check exterior colonies and pallets (bee nets may be lifted; making the shipment ready is the driver's responsibility). If no pests of concern are detected, the shipment is placed under a Quarantine Hold Notice and proceeds to destination, where it is subject to inspection by the County Agricultural Department; it may not be offloaded until the county inspector gives permission, unless accompanied by a valid ant-free certificate. If a pest of concern or excessive soil/debris is found, the colonies and pallets must be cleaned (typically pressure washing) before entering; contaminated shipments must return out of state for cleaning, at the driver's arrangement and expense.
Filing duty tied to arrival — Health / inspection certificateNo advance-notice deadline is published in Article 9. The filing duty runs the other way: the certificate must be delivered to the commissioner of the county of destination (or to the Secretary, if there is no commissioner in the county) within 72 hours after the arrival of the load, lot, or shipment (FAC § 29120).
Passing throughNo pass-through / through-transit exemption is published in FAC Article 9. Section 29120 bars importing or transporting into the state any comb, bees on comb, queen bees, package bees, bee semen, or any used hive or used appliance unless each separate load, lot, or shipment is accompanied by a valid certificate under Article 9. Section 29121 exempts only: packaged comb honey, empty package bee cages, moving screens, bee smokers, bee veils, and hive tools — and no importation is allowed if it would violate a quarantine regulation adopted under Section 29110.
Grower proof page
Colony movement — published requirements for this load
This page is a summary of the published requirements for this route and the dates they were checked, assembled for the operator. It is compliance documentation: it sets out what the published rules call for on this run and when those rules were last checked. It does not state colony strength, colony counts, or the outcome of any inspection, and nothing on this page was inspected or certified by the maker of this page — inspection and certification stay with each state's regulator and the operator's own records.
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Route: Pacific Northwest / Intermountain to California
Ship date: Feb 1, 2027 · Assembled on: Oct 24, 2026
Jurisdictions crossed, in travel order: Washington → Oregon → California
| Jurisdiction | Instruments the published requirements call for | Working dates counted back from the ship date | Facts checked on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington (WA) | Registration (issued by the destination side) | Registration: no date counted back — This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. | Validity window — Conflicting · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: Washington State Department of Agriculture — Apiary Registration (summary description) |
| Oregon (OR) | Registration (issued by the destination side) Advance notice (issued by the destination side) | Registration: no date counted back — This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. Advance notice: no date counted back — Inspection window not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no latest-inspection date is counted back here. | Validity window — Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: Oregon Revised Statutes, chapter 602 (2023 Edition) Validity window — Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
| California (CA) | Health / inspection certificate (issued by the origin side) Health / inspection certificate (issued by the origin side) Registration (issued by the destination side) Ant-free or equivalent certification (issued by the origin side) | Health / inspection certificate: no date counted back — This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. Latest inspection date (Health / inspection certificate): Feb 1, 2026 — computed from the published 12 months Registration: no date counted back — This is published (see the fact below), but not as a count of days or months tied to the shipment that can be counted back from a ship date — we have not guessed a date from it. Ant-free or equivalent certification: no date counted back — Inspection window not published for this state — we have not guessed it, so no latest-inspection date is counted back here. | Validity window — Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: California Food and Agricultural Code, Division 13, Chapter 1, Article 9 — Importation (§§ 29120–29128, statute text, via LawServer) Validity window — Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: California Food and Agricultural Code § 29123 (statute text, via LawServer) Validity window — Published · Checked Oct 20, 2026 · Source: CDFA Apiary Protection Program — Apiary Registration Flyer 2026 (FAC Div. 13 §§29040–29045) Validity window — Not published / not yet checked · Looked on Oct 20, 2026 |
Working dates on this page are counted back from the ship date over the published windows named beside them; where a window is not published, this page says so rather than supplying a date. The full text of every fact, with its source, is on the route view of this packet and on each state's page in the corridor table.
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