2007 Oregon Code - Chapter 602 :: Chapter 602 - Bees
Chapter 602 —
Bees
2007 EDITION
BEES
ANIMALS
602.010Â Â Â Â Definitions
602.020Â Â Â Â Chief
Apiary Inspector
602.090Â Â Â Â Registration
of bee colonies; fees
602.180Â Â Â Â Disposition
of fees
602.190Â Â Â Â Designation
of diseases; eradication and control programs; regulation of commercial use of
diseased wax; rules
602.990Â Â Â Â Penalties
     602.010
Definitions. As used in this
chapter, the term:
     (1) “Apiary” and “apiary property”
includes bees, honey, beeswax, bee comb, hives, frames and other equipment,
appliances and material used in connection with an apiary.
     (2) “Appliances” means any implement or
device used in the manipulating of bees or their brood or hives, which may be
used in any apiary.
     (3) “Bees” means honey-producing insects
of the genus Apis and includes the adults, eggs, larvae, pupae or other
immature stages thereof, together with such materials as are deposited into
hives by their adults, except honey and beeswax in rendered form.
     (4) “Colony” or “colonies of bees” refers
to any hive occupied by bees.
     (5) “Department” means the State
Department of Agriculture.
     (6) “Disease” means pests, disease or any
condition affecting bees or their brood.
     (7) “Hive” means any receptacle or
container made or prepared for use of bees, or box or similar container taken
possession of by bees.
     (8) “Location” means the premises upon
which an apiary is located.
     (9) “Person” includes any individual,
partnership, association or corporation, but does not include any common
carrier when engaged in the business of transporting bees, hives, appliances,
bee cages or other commodities which are the subject of this chapter, in the
regular course of business. [Amended by 1961 c.177 §1; 1963 c.65 §1; 1989 c.738
§5; 1993 c.350 §1]
     602.020
Chief Apiary Inspector. The
State Department of Agriculture is authorized to appoint a Chief Apiary
Inspector and such deputy apiary inspectors as may be necessary to conduct
service work requested by the apiary industry. The administration of the
program shall be under the direction and control of the Director of
Agriculture. The apiary industry shall pay service fees in amounts established
by the department by rule to cover all expenses incurred in the conduct of the
program. [Amended by 1961 c.177 §2; 1993 c.350 §2]
     602.030 [Amended by 1953 c.400 §7; 1981 c.164 §1;
1989 c.738 §6; repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.040 [Amended by 1953 c.400 §7; 1989 c.738 §7;
repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.050 [Amended by 1989 c.738 §8; repealed by 1993
c.350 §6]
     602.060 [Amended by 1953 c.400 §7; 1961 c.177 §3;
repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.070 [Amended by 1953 c.400 §7; repealed by 1993
c.350 §6]
     602.080 [Repealed by 1953 c.400 §7]
     602.081 [1961 c.177 §5; repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.083 [1967 c.123 §2; 1989 c.738 §9; repealed by
1993 c.350 §6]
     602.085 [1967 c.123 §4; 1989 c.738 §10; repealed by
1993 c.350 §6]
     602.087 [1967 c.123 §3; 1989 c.738 §11; repealed by
1993 c.350 §6]
     602.090
Registration of bee colonies; fees. (1) Every person who owns or is in charge of five or more colonies of
bees located within this state, shall cause the colonies to be registered with
the State Department of Agriculture as in this section provided.
     (2) Application for registration shall be
made on a form furnished by the department. The registration shall cover each
colony of bees owned by the applicant, and shall give the locations of such
colonies and the name, address and telephone number of the owner and the name,
address and telephone number of the person in charge if the person in charge is
not the owner. The registration shall be made before June 1 of each year for
all colonies. Each registrant shall furnish an address to which any notice
required by this chapter to be given may be sent, and shall agree that any
notice sent by the department to such address shall be deemed to be notice in
fact.
     (3) The application for registration shall
be accompanied by a fee not to exceed $10. For each registration after July 1,
the fee shall not exceed $20. The department, by rule, shall establish the fees
subject to be the maximum limits prescribed in this subsection.
     (4) When the ownership of bees which have
been subject to the charge provided in this section is changed, the department
shall transfer the registration to the new owner without charges. However, if
the bees have not been previously registered, the new owner shall pay the
registration fee without penalty.
     (5) The department shall maintain records
of registered beekeepers and the number of colonies registered. [Amended by
1953 c.400 §7; 1961 c.177 §6; 1963 c.65 §2; 1989 c.354 §1; 1991 c.633 §1; 1993
c.350 §3]
     602.100 [Repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.110 [Repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.120 [Repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.130 [Repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.140 [Amended by 1991 c.249 §60; repealed by 1993
c.350 §6]
     602.150 [Repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.160 [Repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.170 [Repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.180
Disposition of fees. The
State Department of Agriculture shall deposit all fees paid to it under this
chapter into the Department of Agriculture Service Fund. Such fees are
continuously appropriated to the department for the purpose of administering
and enforcing this chapter, including release and publication of information
and material to better acquaint the bee industry with the law and regulations
promulgated thereunder. [Amended by 1961 c.177 §7; 1979 c.499 §16]
     602.190
Designation of diseases; eradication and control programs; regulation of
commercial use of diseased wax; rules. In order to prevent and control apiary diseases, the State Department
of Agriculture:
     (1) May designate diseases and conditions
which threaten the honey bee population in this state.
     (2) May establish by rule treatment
programs designed to eradicate or control the disease or condition.
     (3) May establish rules regulating
commercial facilities which render diseased wax. [1989 c.738 §2; 1993 c.350 §4;
1993 c.742 §63]
     602.200 [1989 c.738 §3; repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.210 [1963 c.65 §4; 1989 c.738 §12; repealed by
1993 c.350 §6]
     602.220 [1963 c.65 §5; 1989 c.738 §13; repealed by
1993 c.350 §6]
     602.230 [1963 c.65 §6; 1989 c.738 §14; repealed by
1993 c.350 §6]
     602.240 [1963 c.65 §7; repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.250 [1963 c.65 §8; repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.260 [1963 c.65 §9; repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.270 [1963 c.65 §10; repealed by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.280 [1963 c.65 §11; 1967 c.637 §20; repealed by
1993 c.350 §6]
     602.300 [1989 c.61 §2; repealed by 1993 c.350 §6 and
1993 c.742 §62]
     602.900 [1989 c.738 §§4,17; 1991 c.734 §53; repealed
by 1993 c.350 §6]
     602.990
Penalties. Subject to ORS
153.022, violation of any of the provisions of ORS 602.090 or 602.190, or any
rule adopted pursuant thereto, is punishable, upon conviction, by a fine not
exceeding $500 or imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six months, or
both. [Amended by 1993 c.350 §5; 1999 c.1051 §320]
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