4-12.2 Beekeeping - North Dakota Statutes

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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
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
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
verify normal standards of health set by the destination state.5."Certified breeder queen" means a queen bee whose progeny can be certified as
being European by use of the fast Africanized bee identification system, the
universal system for the detection of Africanized honeybees, or any other
identification procedure approved by the animal and plant health inspection service.6."Certified production queen" means a queen bee with larvae obtained from a
certified breeder queen. The term includes the queen emerging from a certified
queen cell.7."Certified queen cell" means a cell containing the immature stage from a certified
breeder queen.8."Colony" means the hive and its equipment including bees, comb and honey, and
brood.9."Commissioner" means the agriculture commissioner, or the commissioner's
authorized representative.10."Department" means the department of agriculture.11."Equipment" means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or any apparatus, tools,
machines, or other devices used in the handling and manipulation of bees, honey,
wax, and hives.12."Normal standards of health" include the percentages of American foulbrood and
varroasis incidents.13."Property owner" means the person, including a lessee, who has actual use and
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 Repealed by S.L. 1993, ch. 55,