As used in Chapter 901:5-55 of the Administrative Code
(A)
"Africanized
honey bees" means any bees identified by the United States department of
agriculture by approved identification methods to be classified as mellifera
scutellata.
(A)
(B) "Beekeeper" means the person who
is the owner or person responsible for the
takes care of
and/or registers the apiary where the honey bee
colonies
are kept.
(B)
(C)
"Control" means using any USDA/EPA approved method to eliminate or
significantly reduce the disease symptoms or pest.
(C) "Pollination" means the use of
honey bees for the transfer of pollen in the production of agricultural
crops.
(D)
"Department" means the Ohio department of
agriculture.
(D)
(E) "Deputy apiarist" means a county apiary inspector
appointed by the board of county commissioners with the consent and concurrence
of the director of agriculture.
(E)
(F) "Deputy state
apiarist" means a state apiary inspector employed by the department of
agriculture who supervises and trains deputy apiarists.
(F)
(G)
"No consent form" means a document that may be signed by
a beekeeper which indicates that the department may not
enter their property for the purposes of inspection without the beekeeper's
approval
the registrant refusing apiary
inspection.
No consent forms may be found at
the department's website www.agri.ohio.gov
.
(H)
"Nuc" means a smaller "nucleus" colony of bees in a box
with three to eight frames containing a laying queen bee and her progeny in all
life stages. The nuc shall have honey and a viable population sufficient enough
to develop into a full sized colony.
(G) "Serious bee disease" means any
bee disease the director of agriculture determines to be a threat to the
beekeeping industry within the state.
(H) "Africanized honey bees" means
any bees identified by the United States department of agriculture by approved
identification methods to be classified as APIS mellifera
scutellata.
(I)
"Pest" means an animal or insect that may cause harm to the honey bee
colony.
(J)
"Pollination" means the use of honey bees for the transfer
of pollen in the production of agricultural crops.
(K)
"Queen rearing
apiaries" means any apiary in which queen bees are reared for sale or
gift.
(L)
"Serious bee disease" means any bee disease the
director of agriculture determines to be a threat to the beekeeping industry
within the state.
(M)
"USDA/EPA" means United States department of
agriculture and the environmental protection agency.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 901:5-55-01
Effective:
10/22/2017
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates:
8/7/2017 and
10/22/2022
Promulgated
Under: 119.03
Statutory
Authority: 909.03
Rule
Amplifies: 909.01
Prior
Effective Dates: 5/1/1995,02/28/2000
