80-6-114. Hobbyist apiary site — registrations. (1) The department may grant hobbyist apiary site registrations to hobbyist beekeepers under the following conditions:

(a)The applicant may not own a total of more than five hives, and all of the hives must be placed on the hobbyist apiary site.

(b)The applicant must own the bees and the hives and must personally manage and operate the bees and the hives.

(c)Only one hobbyist apiary site registration is allowed for an applicant and only two hobbyist apiary site registrations are allowed for a family unit.

(2)A certificate of registration of a hobbyist apiary site may not be leased, assigned, or transferred. A person, other than the hobbyist apiary site registrant, may not exercise any rights or privileges, directly or indirectly, authorized by the certificate of registration.