Regulation No.13 of 2008 on Honey Bee Breeding Business.

This Regulation consisting of 15 articles regulates bee breeding activities in Palestine. It mainly provides for (i) apiaries registration in the registers of the Ministry of Agriculture (art.2); (ii) measures to be taken by the Ministry to protect apiaries (art.3); conditions that must be met in the bee sites to be safe (art.4); (iv) compliance with veterinary quarantine rules for the import and export of beehives and queens (art.5); (v) conditions that must be respected to import, produce, display for the sale of the bee wax foundation and related specifications (arts.6 and 7); (vi) preventive measures to be taken to protect apiaries from any epidemics or pests (art.8); (vii) measures to protect vegetation cover and bee pastures (art.9); (viii) conditions for trading honey (art.10); (ix) required fees (art.12).