1599

1599.1

When used in this chapter, the following terms and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed:

Africanized bee - 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.

American foulbrood – also known as Paenibacillus larvae spp. larvae is a rod-shaped, spore-forming bacterium that affects bee larvae.

Angling - fishing by hook and line.

Apiary - a place where a colony is kept.

Baitfish - all species of small fish commonly called minnows, shiners, chubs, or by whatever name described, and including small fish of any other species commonly used as bait, less than six inches (6') in total length, but not including any fish with a minimum size limit or protected.

Bee disease - an abnormal condition resulting from action by a parasite, predator, or infectious agent.

Beekeeper - a person who maintains a honey bee colony.

Brood - the embryo and egg, larva, and pupa stages of a bee.

Certificate of Apiary Inspection - certification required to transport a colony, portion of a colony, bees on combs, empty used combs, or used hives out of the District.

Colony - a hive and its equipment and appurtenances, including bees, brood, comb, pollen, and honey.

Comb - the assemblage of cells containing a living stage of a bee at a time prior to emergence as an adult.

Conservation or law officer - any law enforcement official charged with enforcement of the fisheries regulations of the District of Columbia.

Department - the Department of Energy and Environment.

Director - the Director of the Department of Energy and Environment.

Domestic animal - any animal that is kept by humans for food, work, or as a pet that depends on a human for food, shelter, and water. Including, but not limited to dogs, cats, sheep, chickens, goats, horses, rabbits, and ferrets.

Flyway barrier - barrier to encourage bees leaving and entering their colony to fly upward, minimizing unwanted human contact.

Hive - a container used for the housing of a colony.

Honey bee or bee - Apis mellifera or another species designated as suitable for an urban environment by the Director of the District Department of the Environment.

Indigenous - species of fish or other aquatic organisms that are native or introduced to the water of the District of Columbia prior to implementation of fisheries regulations.

Langstroth-type hive - standard bee hive used in beekeeping with removable four-sided frames.

Multi-unit building - a building with at least four (4) separate housing units.

National Fishing Week (NFW) - a weeklong nationwide festivity, usually the first week in June, that brings government agencies, the sport fishing industry, conservation clubs, nonprofit organizations, local and corporate businesses and the American public together to sponsor fishing and educational events.

Nonresident - a person who does not reside in the District of Columbia. Commercial - the taking of fish or other aquatic organisms for sale or profit.

Non-residential property - any property which does not house a residential building, including but not limited to office or retail buildings, shopping centers, industrial parks, churches, hotels, school learning centers, hospitals, sports arenas, retail stores, and transportation terminals.

Nuisance – a condition such as aggressive bee behavior, colony placement or movement that interferes with pedestrian traffic or causes a substantial or unreasonable interference with the right to property, comfort, or safety of persons residing on or adjacent to the hive premises, and overcrowded, deceased, or abandoned hives.

Person - an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, association, firm, joint stock company, organization, commission, or any other legal entity.

Property - a parcel of land where an apiary is located.

Quarantine - a period of enforced isolation to contain and prevent the spread of disease. During this time bees, bee colonies, or bee equipment may not be moved from the quarantined property without the permission of the Department.

Resident - a person who resides in the District of Columbia.

Scientific collecting - the collection of fish or other aquatic organisms for scientific purposes by educational institutions, other organizations, or individuals engaged in scientific research.

Snagging - the taking of a fish by hooking in any part of the body other than the mouth.

Top bar hives - a bee hive that consists of an array of horizontal bars from which honey bees attach and build wax combs.

Total Length - the length from the anterior-most part of the fish to the tip of the longest caudal fin rays.

Undeveloped land - idle land that has not been improved and is not in the process of being improved, and has no structures, facilities, or improvements intended for human use or occupancy. This includes land used exclusively for streets, highways, or commercial agriculture.

Wildlife - any wild animal other than a fish.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 34 DCR 2028, 2033 (March 27, 1987); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 47 DCR 3361 (May 12, 2000); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 11540 (August 21, 2015).