D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 16, r. 16-4017

Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024

Rule 16-4017 - APICULTURE INFRACTIONS

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4017.2

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4017.3

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Violation of any of the following provisions shall be a Class 4 infraction:

(a) 19 DCMR § 1520.1 (failure to register a colony of bees with the Department);

(b) 19 DCMR § 1523.1 (failure to obtain a permit prior to transporting a colony, portion of a colony, bees on combs, empty used combs, or used hives into the District);

(c) 19 DCMR § 1523.3 (failure to obtain a Certificate of Apiary Inspection from the Department prior to taking any colony, portion of a colony, bees on combs, empty used combs, or used hives out of the District);

(d) 19 DCMR § 1524.2 (failure to keep bees in hives with removable combs);

(e) 19 DCMR § 1524.3 (failure to maintain hive in sound condition);

(f) 19 DCMR § 1524.4 (failure to maintain adequate space in the hive to prevent overcrowding and deter swarming);

(g) 19 DCMR § 1524.5 (failure to provide colony with a convenient, adequate, and constant source of water);

(h) 19 DCMR § 1524.6 (failure to promptly remediate a bee swarm);

(i) 19 DCMR § 1525.1 (failure to locate a hive as required from a property line);

(j) 19 DCMR § 1525.1 d (failure to secure annual written approval from neighbors within 30 feet of the proposed hive when hive distance requirements aren't met)

(k) 19 DCMR § 1525.2 (failure to provide an adequate flyway barrier);

(l) 19 DCMR § 1525.3 (failure to obtain written permission from the Department to keep more than four (4) hives on any one-quarter acre lot (10,890 square feet));

(m) 19 DCMR § 1526.2 (violation of the ban on the keeping of Africanized bees);

(n) 19 DCMR § 1526.3 (failure to re-queen a colony with a marked queen in a colony that exhibits unusual aggressive characteristics);

(o) 19 DCMR § 1527.1 (failure to take measures to control the spread of bee disease);

(p) 19 DCMR § 1527.2 (failure to quarantine a colony that is suspected to have American foulbrood or other bee disease that may pose a risk to the colony, environment, or public health);

(q) 19 DCMR § 1527.3 (failure to notify the Department of a quarantined colony);

(r) 19 DCMR § 1527.4 (removing bees, colonies, and equipment from a quarantined area); or

(s) 19 DCMR § 1527.8 (failure to properly destroy a colony with American foulbrood or any untreatable disease).

D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 16, r. 16-4017

Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 16108 (12/18/2015)