Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 25 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF PLANT INDUSTRY
Chapter 1 - NEBRASKA APIARY ACT REGULATIONS
Section 25-1-002 - Certification by the Department

Universal Citation: 25 NE Admin Rules and Regs ch 1 ยง 002

Current through March 20, 2024

A person owning or in charge of an apiary shall not receive a certificate from the Department to move or sell such apiary or any part thereof, unless such person has paid all appropriate fees as set out in 25 NAC 1-004 and his or her apiary is apparently free from infectious or contagious bee diseases, parasites, or pests.

002.01 An apiary is apparently free of American foulbrood as follows:

002.01A An apiary shall be immediately deemed to be apparently free of American foulbrood if less than 3% of the colonies in the apiary are infected with American foulbrood provided that the owner or person in charge removes any infected colonies from the apiary.

002.01B An apiary shall be deemed to be apparently free of American foulbrood if more than 3% of the colonies in the apiary are infected with American foulbrood, provided that:
002.01B1 The apiary is not moved for at least 30 days;

002.01B2 All American foulbrood infected colonies are removed from the apiary;

002.01B3 Treatment measures have been taken; and,

002.01B4 The Department has reinspected and released the apiary.

002.02 An apiary is apparently free of Varroa mites as follows:

002.02A The owner or person in charge of the apiary has placed an EPA approved acaricide in the colonies to control any Varroa mites present prior to the Department's inspection.

002.02B Ether roll or alcohol shake methods done by the Department indicate Varroa mites are not present in the apiary.

002.03 An apiary is apparently free of Africanized honey bees if the bees in the apiary are the descendants of breeding stock which is certified as European stock. Breeding stock certification shall be done by the Fast Africanized Bee Identification System.

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