North Dakota Code 4.1-16-02 – Beekeeper’s license – Application – Declaration
1. Before a person may act as a beekeeper in this state, the person must be licensed by the agriculture commissioner.
Terms Used In North Dakota Code 4.1-16-02
- Commissioner: means the agriculture commissioner or the designee or authorized representative of the commissioner. See North Dakota Code 4.1-01-01
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Individual: means a human being. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Person: means an individual, organization, government, political subdivision, or government agency or instrumentality. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Property: includes property, real and personal. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
- Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See North Dakota Code 1-01-49
2. To obtain a beekeeper’s license, a person must complete an application and submit it to the commissioner.
3. The application must include:
a. The applicant’s name, address, and telephone number; b. The maximum number of colonies to be located in or placed in this state; and
c. The name, address, and telephone number of a resident agent who is authorized to accept service of process.
4. As a condition of licensure, the applicant shall declare that:
a. An apiary will not be placed at a location without first obtaining the consent of the property owner; and
b. An apiary will be relocated at the request of the agriculture commissioner if:
(1) The commissioner, after examining documentary evidence, has determined that the health or welfare of an individual is endangered as a result of the apiary’s location; (2) The individual referenced in paragraph 1 resides on land contiguous to that on which the apiary has been placed; (3) The commissioner has identified another acceptable location for placement of the apiary; and
(4) There are no other contractual or other legal impediments to the relocation.