N.Y. Agric. & Mkts. Law § 173

§ 173. Eradication of bee diseases and certain insects affecting bees.\nThe commissioner may cause inspections to be made of apiaries in the\nstate for the discovery of infectious, contagious or communicable\ndiseases and for the discovery of insects and parasitic organisms\nadversely affecting bees, and for the discovery of species or subspecies\nof bees which have been determined by him to cause injury, directly or\nindirectly, to this state's useful bee population, crops, or other\nplants. He may also cause investigations to be made as to the best\nmethod for the eradication of diseases of bees, insects or parasitic\norganisms adversely affecting bees, or for the eradication of species or\nsubspecies of bees which have been determined by him to cause injury,\ndirectly or indirectly, to this state's useful bee population, crops, or\nother plants and he may plan and execute appropriate methods for such\neradication.\n The commissioner shall have access to all apiaries, structures,\nappliances or premises where bees or honey or comb used in apiaries may\nbe. He may open any hive, colony, package or receptacle of any kind\ncontaining or which he has reason to believe contains any bees, comb,\nbee products, used beekeeping appliances, or anything else which is\ncapable of transmitting contagious or infectious diseases of bees or\nwhich is capable of harboring insects or parasitic organisms adversely\naffecting bees, or species or subspecies of bees which have been\ndetermined by him to cause injury, directly or indirectly, to this\nstate's useful bee population, crops, or other plants.\n