Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter:

Terms Used In Washington Code 15.60.005

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Department: means the department of agriculture. See Washington Code 15.04.010
  • Director: means the director of agriculture. See Washington Code 15.04.010
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
(1) “Department” means the department of agriculture of the state of Washington.
(2) “Director” means the director of the state department of agriculture or the director’s authorized representative.
(3) “Apiary” means a site where hives of bees or hives are kept or found.
(4) “Apiarist” means any person who owns bees or is a keeper of bees in Washington.
(5) “Bees” means adult insects, eggs, larvae, pupae, or other immature stages of the species Apis mellifera.
(6) “Colony” refers to a natural group of bees having a queen or queens.
(7) “Hive” means a manufactured receptacle or container prepared for the use of bees, that includes movable frames, combs, and substances deposited into the hive by bees.
(8) “Person” means a natural person, individual, firm, partnership, company, society, association, corporation or every officer, agent, or employee of one of these entities.
(9) “Broker” means a person who is engaged in pollinating agricultural crops for a fee using hives that are owned by another person.
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