Jerry said:

Last I checked, biologists consider bees to be animals.  The  plant/animal 

question becomes a bit iffy for some unicellular organisms, but  bees are 
certainly animals.


 Yes, It is a very complicated issue. In most of the countries, the bee 
program is in livestock Divisions, but bee programs are considered in the 
plant division in the USA and Canada. However, for bee import/export 
issues it is considered as a part of the animal act and import /export 
regulations. 

I would suggest to contact US- State Apiary Inspectors to find out if the 
new act will affect bees because the Food and Drug Agency is in charge of 
antibiotics' registration. 
 
Thanks
Medhat

Medhat Nasr, Ph. D.
Provincial Apiculturist
Crop Diversification Centre North

17507 Fort Road
Edmonton, AB, Canada T5Y 6H3
Tel: (780) 415-2314    Fax: (780) 422-6096
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