1.    Before placing or locating hives in this state, a beekeeper shall notify the agriculture commissioner of:

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-16-08

  • Commissioner: means the agriculture commissioner or the designee or authorized representative of the commissioner. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
  • Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
  • written: include "typewriting" and "typewritten" and "printing" and "printed" except in the case of signatures and when the words are used by way of contrast to typewriting and printing. See North Dakota Code 1-01-37

a.     (1) The location of each apiary to the nearest section, quarter section, township, and range, and, if within the corporate limits of a city, the number or name of the lot, block, and addition in the city; or

(2) The location of each apiary using satellite navigation system coordinates; and b.    The name of the person who owns or leases the property on which the apiary is located.

2.    The notification required by this section may be provided to the commissioner in written or in electronic format.