AI-assisted research summary: These regulations set certificate validity periods, require a beekeeper to hold a valid permit for certain imports, define several bee diseases and pests, and repeal the earlier Apiaries Regulations.
1 APIARIES A-22.01 REG 1 The Apiaries Regulations, 2005 being Chapter A-22.01 Reg 1 (effective November 30, 2005). NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation. 2 A-22.01 REG 1 APIARIES Table of Contents 1 Title 2 Interpretation 3 Term of certificate 4 Import permits 5 Import permits not required 6 Transport permits 7 Diseases or pests 8 R.R.S. 1978, c.A-22 Reg 1 repealed 9 Coming into force 3 APIARIES A-22.01 REG 1 CHAPTER A-22.01 REG 1 The Apiaries Act, 2005 Title 1 These regulations may be cited as The Apiaries Regulations, 2005. Interpretation 2 In these regulations, “Act” means The Apiaries Act, 2005. 9 Dec 2005 cA-22.01 Reg 1 s2. Term of certificate 3 For the purposes of subsection 3(4) of the Act, a certificate is valid: (a) for an individual, for his or her lifetime; and (b) for a corporation, co-operative, partnership, association or other organization, for 25 years. 9 Dec 2005 cA-22.01 Reg 1 s3. Import permits 4 The following are required for the purposes of subsection 6(2) of the Act: (a) the importation must be from a jurisdiction where disease is not known to exist; or (b) in the minister’s opinion, the importation is unlikely to result in increased risk of disease in Saskatchewan. 9 Dec 2005 cA-22.01 Reg 1 s3. Import permits not required 5 For the purposes of subsection 6(3) of the Act, a beekeeper must have a valid permit issued pursuant to section 160 of the Health of Animals Regulations (Canada). 9 Dec 2005 cA-22.01 Reg 1 s5. Transport permits 6 The following are required for the purposes of subsection 6(5) of the Act: (a) the bees must be contained in an enclosed vehicle or be under bee-proof netting; (b) the route to be taken in Saskatchewan must be as designated by an inspector; (c) an inspector must have approved of the date and time of the transport; and (d) a description of the vehicle and licence plate of the vehicle to be used for transport must be provided to an inspector. 9 Dec 2005 cA-22.01 Reg 1 s6. 4 A-22.01 REG 1 APIARIES Diseases or pests 7(1) In this section: (a) “Africanized bees” means bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) of the African races and hybrids of European and African races; (b) “American foulbrood” means a disease of bees caused by Paenibacillus larvae; (c) “honey bee tracheal mite” means a parasitic mite (Acarapis woodi) of bees; (d) “small hive beetle” means a parasitic beetle (Aethina tumida) of bees; (e) “Tropilaelaps clareae” means a parasitic mite (Tropilaelaps clareae) of bees; and (f) “Varroa mite” means a parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) of bees. (2) The following are prescribed as diseases or pests: (a) Africanized bees; (b) American foulbrood; (c) honey bee tracheal mite; (d) small hive beetle; (e) Tropilaelaps clareae; and (f) Varroa mite. 9 Dec 2005 cA-22.01 Reg 1 s7. R.R.S. 1978, c.A-22 Reg 1 repealed 8 The Apiaries Regulations are repealed. 9 Dec 2005 cA-22.01 Reg 1 s8. Coming into force 9 These regulations come into force on the day on which the Act comes into force. 9 Dec 2005 cA-22.01 Reg 1 s9. REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN’S PRINTER Copyright©2005