Pennsylvania § 2105 - Registration of apiaries.
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§ 2105. Registration of apiaries.
(a) General rule.--The owner of an apiary located in this Commonwealth shall register the apiary with the department.
(b) Application.--The application for registration of an apiary shall be made on a form provided by the department and shall include all of the following:
(1) The name and complete mailing address of the owner of the apiary and the name and complete mailing address of the person primarily responsible for maintaining and caring for the apiary if different from the owner.
(2) The exact location or locations of each apiary.
(3) The number of colonies contained in the apiary.
(4) Such other information as the department may require.
(c) Fee.--The apiary registration fee shall be $10 for each applicant. No fee shall be charged for temporary relocation of a hive or hives for crop pollination from an apiary yard properly registered as an apiary under this chapter.
(d) Registration term.--A registration under this section shall be valid for a period of not more than two calendar years and shall expire on December 31 of the year following the initial year of registration.
(e) Relocation.--The department may by regulation require apiary owners to report the relocation of an apiary from its original location as reported at the time of registration to another location in this Commonwealth. The owner of an apiary yard which is properly registered as an apiary under this chapter shall not be required to report the temporary relocation of a hive or hives for crop pollination as long as proper records of hive locations are maintained by the owner at a location available to the department for inspection.
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2105 ("Registration of apiaries.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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