51Registration of beehives

51 Registration of beehives (1) The owner of a beehive may, in the approved form, apply to the Registrar to register one or more beehives. (2) The registration period for a beehive is 2 years commencing on the day the registration is approved by the Registrar and may be renewed for further periods of 2 years on application by the owner in the approved form. (2A) The Registrar may approve a registration subject to the conditions the Registrar considers appropriate and that are specified in the registration. (3) The owner of a beehive commits an offence of strict liability if the beehive is not registered under this regulation. Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units. (4) The owner of a registered beehive commits an offence of strict liability if the owner fails to comply with a condition of the registration. Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units. 51AA Biosecurity and disease management course (1) This regulation applies in relation to: (a) the registration of a beehive that is approved after the commencement of this regulation; and (b) the first renewal of the registration of a beehive: (i) if the original registration of the beehive was approved before the commencement of this regulation; and (ii) the renewal is approved after the commencement of this regulation.

Part 2 Identification and registration of livestock, properties and other things Division 9 Registration of beehives Livestock Regulations 2009 24 (2) The owner of the registered beehive must successfully complete a course approved by the Registrar in relation to bee biosecurity and disease management within the 6 month period following the approval of the registration or renewal of registration, as the case may be. (3) The owner of a registered beehive commits an offence of strict liability if the owner fails to comply with subregulation (2). Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units. 51AB Provision of water source (1) The owner of a registered beehive must ensure the beehive is placed no more than 200 m from a source of water that is suitable to sustain bees. (2) The owner of a registered beehive commits an offence of strict liability if the owner fails to comply with subregulation (1). Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units. 51AC Record keeping (1) The Registrar may determine the records the owner of a registered beehive must keep in relation to the beehive. (2) A determination under subregulation (1) must be published on the Agency's website. (3) The owner of a registered beehive commits an offence of strict liability if the owner fails to keep a record required under a determination under subregulation (1). Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.