District Of Columbia § 8-1825.02 - Definitions.
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§ 8-1825.02. Definitions.
8-1825.02For the purposes of this subchapter, the term:
“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.
“Apiary” means a place where a colony is kept.
“Bee disease” means an abnormal condition resulting from action by a parasite, predator, or infectious agent.
“Brood” means the embryo and egg, larva, and pupa stages of a bee.
“Colony” means a hive and its equipment and appurtenances, including bees, brood, comb, pollen, and honey.
“Comb” means the assemblage of cells containing a living stage of a bee at a time prior to emergence as an adult.
“Department” means the District Department of the Environment.
“Director” means the Director of the District Department of the Environment.
“Hive” means a container used for the housing of a colony.
“Honey bee” means Apis mellifera or another species designated as suitable for an urban environment by the Director.
“Multi-unit building” means a building with at least 4 separate housing units.
“Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, trust, association, firm, joint stock company, organization, commission, or any other legal entity.
Repealed.
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