(A)
The department of agriculture, apiary section, shall
make reasonable efforts to register all apiaries where honey bee colonies are
kept in this state.
Pursuant to section
909.02 of the Revised Code, all
persons required to register their apiary may find an application on the
department's website www.agri.ohio.gov
. Renewal registration applications are also available at
the department's website.
(B) All deputy apiarists shall carry
apiary registration applications, inspection reports, registration and disease
printouts and anything else the director may require in carrying out the
responsibilities of the apiary inspection work. Any unregistered apiaries shall
be reported and a blank application given to the beekeeper if present during
inspection.
(C) Renewal registration
applications and no consent forms shall be mailed by the department of
agriculture to all previously registered beekeepers, annually on or before the
fifteenth of February.
(D)
(B) Honey bee colonies
moved within this state for pollination purposes shall be returned to an Ohio
registered apiary no later than ten days after the conclusion of the
pollination service for the crop involved. Colonies which are not returned as
required shall be considered a permanent apiary, which shall be registered in
accordance with section
909.02 of the Revised Code.
Any
(C)
Any person
moving honey bee colonies
moved into
this state
from outside for the purposes of
pollination shall
be
notify the department at least seven days prior to the
shipment of bees into the state. The notice shall be accompanied by a current
certificate of inspection by an authorized inspector from the state or country
wherein shipment or movement originated. The certificate shall identify all
pathogens and parasites diagnosed and any controls that were implemented. The
owner shall provide an address, coordinates, map or description of the location
where the hives will be placed as well as the period of time in which the bees
will be at that location. If the hives are at a location for longer than two
consecutive months, that location shall be registered as an apiary in
accordance with section
909.02 of the Revised
Code.
required to register.
These colonies may be inspected by the state or deputy
apiarist.
Notes
Ohio Admin. Code 901:5-55-02
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: 909.02
Prior
Effective Dates: 5/1/1995