85Records and notification

85 Records and notification

85 Records and notification

(1) A registered entity that is a beekeeper must keep a written record (which may be in electronic form) of the following and retain that record in a readily accessible form for a period of 5 years—

(a) if a hive of the registered entity that contains bees is moved from one location to another—

(i) the date on which that occurred, and

(ii) details of each location, and

(iii) the number of hives moved, and

(iv) the name of the person who moved the hive,

(b) if a hive of the registered entity that contains bees has been lost, stolen or destroyed—

(i) the date on which that occurred, and

(ii) the number of hives to which this occurred.

(2) If a registered entity that is a beekeeper disposes (including by sale) of a queen bee or colony of bees to another person, the registered entity must keep a written record (which may be in electronic form) of the following and retain that record in a readily accessible form for a period of 5 years—

(a) the date on which the disposal occurred,

(b) the number of queen bees or colonies of bees disposed of,

(c) the method of disposal (for example, by sale or gift),

(d) the name, postal address and beekeeper registration number of the person to whom the queen bee or colony of bees was disposed.

cl 85: Am 2019 (604), Sch 2[33] [34].