(1) The term "apiary" means bees, comb, hives,appliances, or colonies, wherever they are kept, located, or found.
(2) The term "bee(s)" means insects of the superfamilyApoidea; in particular, the honeybees, Apis mellifera (L). It includes all lifestages of such insects, their genetic material, and dead remains.
(3) The term "beeyard" means a location or site wherebees are located in hives.
(4) The term "Board" means the North Carolina Board ofAgriculture.
(5) The term "Brazilian or African bee" means bees ofthe subspecies Apis mellifera Adansonii and their progeny.
(6) The term "colony" means one hive and its contents,including bees, comb, and appliances.
(7) The term "comb" includes all materials which arenormally deposited into hives by bees. It does not include extracted honey orroyal jelly, trapped pollen, and processed beeswax.
(8) The term "commercial beekeeper" means a beekeeperwho owns or operates 200 or more colonies of bees, or a beekeeper who movesbees across state lines.
(9) The term "Commissioner" means the North CarolinaCommissioner of Agriculture or his designated agents.
(10) The term "Department" means the North CarolinaDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(11) The term "disease" means any infectious disease,parasite, or pest that detrimentally affects bees.
(12) The term "disorder" means any disease, poisoning,pest, parasite, or predator damage, toxic substance injury, or undesirabletrait or genetic strain of the bee that detrimentally affects bees or the beeand honey industry.
(13) The term "exposed" means having been incircumstances where the possibility of infection or damage by a disease ordisorder occurred. Bees in an apiary where disease or disorder is present orwhere there has been an exchange of equipment with a diseased apiary may beconsidered exposed.
(14) The term "health certificate" means a statementissued by the State Entomologist certifying that bees or regulated articles areapparently free of disease or disorder based on an inspection or freedom fromexposure to disease or disorder.
(15) The term "hive" means any receptacle or container,or part of receptacle or container, which is made or prepared for the use ofbees, or which is inhabited by bees.
(16) The term "honey" means for the purpose of defininghoney as a regulated article in the control of bee diseases or disorders, thenatural food product made by the honeybees from the nectar of flowers, thesaccharine exudation of plants, honeydew, sugar, corn syrup, or any othermaterial along with any adulterants.
(17) The term "honeybees" means honey‑producinginsects of the genus Apis.
(18) The term "honeyflow" means the seasonal yielding ofnectar by honey plants.
(19) The term "honey plants" means blooming plants fromwhich bees gather nectar or pollen.
(20) The term "infested or infected" means showingsymptoms of or having been exposed to the causal agent of a bee disease ordisorder to such a degree that there is a possibility of the infected organismsor material transmitting the disease or disorder to other bees.
(21) The term "moveable frame hive" means any hive wherethe frames can be removed without damaging the comb.
(22) The term "permit" means an authorization to allowmovement or other action involving bees or regulated articles.
(23) The term "regulated article" means any bees, beeequipment, comb, beeswax, honey, pollen, causal agents of disease, toxicsubstances, products of the hive, containers, and any other item regulatedunder this Article or pursuant regulations.
(24) The term "symptomless carrier" means to possess orbear a disease or disorder in a suppressed state having the potential forspreading the disease or disorder. (1977, c. 238, s. 2; 1997‑261, s. 67.)
(1) The term "apiary" means bees, comb, hives,appliances, or colonies, wherever they are kept, located, or found.
(2) The term "bee(s)" means insects of the superfamilyApoidea; in particular, the honeybees, Apis mellifera (L). It includes all lifestages of such insects, their genetic material, and dead remains.
(3) The term "beeyard" means a location or site wherebees are located in hives.
(4) The term "Board" means the North Carolina Board ofAgriculture.
(5) The term "Brazilian or African bee" means bees ofthe subspecies Apis mellifera Adansonii and their progeny.
(6) The term "colony" means one hive and its contents,including bees, comb, and appliances.
(7) The term "comb" includes all materials which arenormally deposited into hives by bees. It does not include extracted honey orroyal jelly, trapped pollen, and processed beeswax.
(8) The term "commercial beekeeper" means a beekeeperwho owns or operates 200 or more colonies of bees, or a beekeeper who movesbees across state lines.
(9) The term "Commissioner" means the North CarolinaCommissioner of Agriculture or his designated agents.
(10) The term "Department" means the North CarolinaDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(11) The term "disease" means any infectious disease,parasite, or pest that detrimentally affects bees.
(12) The term "disorder" means any disease, poisoning,pest, parasite, or predator damage, toxic substance injury, or undesirabletrait or genetic strain of the bee that detrimentally affects bees or the beeand honey industry.
(13) The term "exposed" means having been incircumstances where the possibility of infection or damage by a disease ordisorder occurred. Bees in an apiary where disease or disorder is present orwhere there has been an exchange of equipment with a diseased apiary may beconsidered exposed.
(14) The term "health certificate" means a statementissued by the State Entomologist certifying that bees or regulated articles areapparently free of disease or disorder based on an inspection or freedom fromexposure to disease or disorder.
(15) The term "hive" means any receptacle or container,or part of receptacle or container, which is made or prepared for the use ofbees, or which is inhabited by bees.
(16) The term "honey" means for the purpose of defininghoney as a regulated article in the control of bee diseases or disorders, thenatural food product made by the honeybees from the nectar of flowers, thesaccharine exudation of plants, honeydew, sugar, corn syrup, or any othermaterial along with any adulterants.
(17) The term "honeybees" means honey‑producinginsects of the genus Apis.
(18) The term "honeyflow" means the seasonal yielding ofnectar by honey plants.
(19) The term "honey plants" means blooming plants fromwhich bees gather nectar or pollen.
(20) The term "infested or infected" means showingsymptoms of or having been exposed to the causal agent of a bee disease ordisorder to such a degree that there is a possibility of the infected organismsor material transmitting the disease or disorder to other bees.
(21) The term "moveable frame hive" means any hive wherethe frames can be removed without damaging the comb.
(22) The term "permit" means an authorization to allowmovement or other action involving bees or regulated articles.
(23) The term "regulated article" means any bees, beeequipment, comb, beeswax, honey, pollen, causal agents of disease, toxicsubstances, products of the hive, containers, and any other item regulatedunder this Article or pursuant regulations.
(24) The term "symptomless carrier" means to possess orbear a disease or disorder in a suppressed state having the potential forspreading the disease or disorder. (1977, c. 238, s. 2; 1997‑261, s. 67.)
(1) The term "apiary" means bees, comb, hives,appliances, or colonies, wherever they are kept, located, or found.
(2) The term "bee(s)" means insects of the superfamilyApoidea; in particular, the honeybees, Apis mellifera (L). It includes all lifestages of such insects, their genetic material, and dead remains.
(3) The term "beeyard" means a location or site wherebees are located in hives.
(4) The term "Board" means the North Carolina Board ofAgriculture.
(5) The term "Brazilian or African bee" means bees ofthe subspecies Apis mellifera Adansonii and their progeny.
(6) The term "colony" means one hive and its contents,including bees, comb, and appliances.
(7) The term "comb" includes all materials which arenormally deposited into hives by bees. It does not include extracted honey orroyal jelly, trapped pollen, and processed beeswax.
(8) The term "commercial beekeeper" means a beekeeperwho owns or operates 200 or more colonies of bees, or a beekeeper who movesbees across state lines.
(9) The term "Commissioner" means the North CarolinaCommissioner of Agriculture or his designated agents.
(10) The term "Department" means the North CarolinaDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(11) The term "disease" means any infectious disease,parasite, or pest that detrimentally affects bees.
(12) The term "disorder" means any disease, poisoning,pest, parasite, or predator damage, toxic substance injury, or undesirabletrait or genetic strain of the bee that detrimentally affects bees or the beeand honey industry.
(13) The term "exposed" means having been incircumstances where the possibility of infection or damage by a disease ordisorder occurred. Bees in an apiary where disease or disorder is present orwhere there has been an exchange of equipment with a diseased apiary may beconsidered exposed.
(14) The term "health certificate" means a statementissued by the State Entomologist certifying that bees or regulated articles areapparently free of disease or disorder based on an inspection or freedom fromexposure to disease or disorder.
(15) The term "hive" means any receptacle or container,or part of receptacle or container, which is made or prepared for the use ofbees, or which is inhabited by bees.
(16) The term "honey" means for the purpose of defininghoney as a regulated article in the control of bee diseases or disorders, thenatural food product made by the honeybees from the nectar of flowers, thesaccharine exudation of plants, honeydew, sugar, corn syrup, or any othermaterial along with any adulterants.
(17) The term "honeybees" means honey‑producinginsects of the genus Apis.
(18) The term "honeyflow" means the seasonal yielding ofnectar by honey plants.
(19) The term "honey plants" means blooming plants fromwhich bees gather nectar or pollen.
(20) The term "infested or infected" means showingsymptoms of or having been exposed to the causal agent of a bee disease ordisorder to such a degree that there is a possibility of the infected organismsor material transmitting the disease or disorder to other bees.
(21) The term "moveable frame hive" means any hive wherethe frames can be removed without damaging the comb.
(22) The term "permit" means an authorization to allowmovement or other action involving bees or regulated articles.
(23) The term "regulated article" means any bees, beeequipment, comb, beeswax, honey, pollen, causal agents of disease, toxicsubstances, products of the hive, containers, and any other item regulatedunder this Article or pursuant regulations.
(24) The term "symptomless carrier" means to possess orbear a disease or disorder in a suppressed state having the potential forspreading the disease or disorder. (1977, c. 238, s. 2; 1997‑261, s. 67.)
