4-12.2 Beekeeping
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<![CDATA[CHAPTER 4-12.2BEEKEEPING4-12.2-01. Definitions. In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwiserequires:1."Apiary" means any place where one or more colonies of bees are kept.2."Beekeeper" means any person who owns and maintains or leases and maintains<br>one or more colonies of bees and maintains the bees in this state.3."Bees" means honey-producing insects of the genus Apis, including all life stages of<br>such insects.The term is not limited to the common honeybee but includesAfricanized bees.4."Certificate of health" means a certificate issued upon the request of a beekeeper to<br>verify normal standards of health set by the destination state.5."Certified breeder queen" means a queen bee whose progeny can be certified as<br>being European by use of the fast Africanized bee identification system, the<br>universal system for the detection of Africanized honeybees, or any other<br>identification procedure approved by the animal and plant health inspection service.6."Certified production queen" means a queen bee with larvae obtained from a<br>certified breeder queen. The term includes the queen emerging from a certified<br>queen cell.7."Certified queen cell" means a cell containing the immature stage from a certified<br>breeder queen.8."Colony" means the hive and its equipment including bees, comb and honey, and<br>brood.9."Commissioner" means the agriculture commissioner, or the commissioner's<br>authorized representative.10."Department" means the department of agriculture.11."Equipment" means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or any apparatus, tools,<br>machines, or other devices used in the handling and manipulation of bees, honey,<br>wax, and hives.12."Normal standards of health" include the percentages of American foulbrood and<br>varroasis incidents.13."Property owner" means the person, including a lessee, who has actual use and<br>exclusive possession of the land.4-12.2-02. Rulemaking authority. Pursuant to chapter 28-32, the commissioner mayadopt rules and orders necessary to implement this chapter.4-12.2-03. Emergency orders and rules. Repealed by S.L. 1993, ch. 55, </p>
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