Section 8-1825.02 - DefinitionsFor the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
(1) "Africanized bee" means a hybrid variety of Apis mellifera produced by the cross-breeding of the aggressive African honey bee Apis mellifera scutellata with a European honey bee subspecies.(2) "Apiary" means a place where a colony is kept.(3) "Bee disease" means an abnormal condition resulting from action by a parasite, predator, or infectious agent.(4) "Brood" means the embryo and egg, larva, and pupa stages of a bee.(5) "Colony" means a hive and its equipment and appurtenances, including bees, brood, comb, pollen, and honey.(6) "Comb" means the assemblage of cells containing a living stage of a bee at a time prior to emergence as an adult.(7) "Department" means the District Department of the Environment.(7A) "Director" means the Director of the District Department of the Environment.(8) "Hive" means a container used for the housing of a colony.(9) "Honey bee" means Apis mellifera or another species designated as suitable for an urban environment by the Director. Apis mellifera
(10) "Multi-unit building" means a building with at least 4 separate housing units.(11) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, association, firm, joint stock company, organization, commission, or any other legal entity.Apr. 20, 2013, D.C. Law 19-262, § 212, 60 DCR 1300; Dec. 17, 2014, D.C. Law 20-142, § 411(a), 61 DCR 8045.Applicability of D.C. Law 20-142: Section 502(h) of D.C. Law 20-142 provided that § 411 of the act shall apply as of December 17, 2014.