Utah Code 4-11-102. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1)	“Abandoned apiary” means any apiary to which the owner or operator fails to give reasonable and adequate attention during a given year as determined by the department.

Apiary: means any place where one or more colonies of bees are located. See Utah Code 4-11-102
Apiary equipment: means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or other equipment used to handle or manipulate bees, honey, wax, or hives. See Utah Code 4-11-102
Bee: means the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, at any stage of development. See Utah Code 4-11-102
Colony: means an aggregation of bees in any type of hive that includes queens, workers, drones, or brood. See Utah Code 4-11-102
Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food created in Chapter 2, Administration. See Utah Code 4-1-109
Disease: means any infectious or contagious disease affecting bees, as specified by the department, including American foulbrood. See Utah Code 4-11-102
Hive: means a frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log, gum skep, or other artificial or natural receptacle that may be used to house bees. See Utah Code 4-11-102
Package: means any number of bees in a bee-tight container, with or without a queen, and without comb. See Utah Code 4-11-102
Parasite: means an organism that parasitizes any developmental stage of a bee. See Utah Code 4-11-102
Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
Pest: means an organism that:

(a)	inflicts damage to a bee or bee colony directly or indirectly; or

(b)	may damage apiary equipment in a manner that is likely to have an adverse effect on the health of the colony or an adjacent colony. See Utah Code 4-11-102 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(2)	“Apiary” means any place where one or more colonies of bees are located.

(3)	“Apiary equipment” means hives, supers, frames, veils, gloves, or other equipment used to handle or manipulate bees, honey, wax, or hives.

(4)	“Appliance” means any apparatus, tool, machine, or other device used to handle or manipulate bees, wax, honey, or hives.

(5)	“Bee” means the common honey bee, Apis mellifera, at any stage of development.

(6)

(a)	“Beekeeper” means a person who keeps bees.

(b)	“Beekeeper” includes an apiarist.

(7)	“Colony” means an aggregation of bees in any type of hive that includes queens, workers, drones, or brood.

(8)	“Disease” means any infectious or contagious disease affecting bees, as specified by the department, including American foulbrood.

(9)	“Hive” means a frame hive, box hive, box, barrel, log, gum skep, or other artificial or natural receptacle that may be used to house bees.

(10)	“Package” means any number of bees in a bee-tight container, with or without a queen, and without comb.

(11)	“Parasite” means an organism that parasitizes any developmental stage of a bee.

(12)

“Pest” means an organism that:

(a)	inflicts damage to a bee or bee colony directly or indirectly; or

(b)	may damage apiary equipment in a manner that is likely to have an adverse effect on the health of the colony or an adjacent colony.

(13)

“Raise” means:

(a)	to hold a colony of bees in a hive for the purpose of pollination, honey production, or study, or a similar purpose; and

(b)	when the person holding a colony holds the colony or a package of bees in the state for a period of time exceeding 30 days.

(14)	“Terminal disease” means a pest, parasite, or pathogen that will kill an occupant colony or subsequent colony on the same equipment.

Amended by Chapter 136, 2019 General Session