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Apiaries Act 1969.

Country/Territory
New Zealand
Document type
Legislation
Date
1969 (1987)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to consolidate and amend the Apiaries Act 1927.
Subject
Livestock
Keyword
Animal health Apiculture/sericulture Pests/diseases Quarantine Authorization/permit Registration
Geographical area
Oceania
Abstract

This Act regulates the keeping of bees and use of drugs for bees and introduces measures for the prevention of diseases affecting bees and measures for the control of honey produced in any specified part of New Zealand which is likely to contain poison No person shall keep bees in any place for a period of more than 14 days, unless that place is registered as an apiary under this Act. For the purposes of this Act, the Director-General may, by notice in the Gazette, divide New Zealand into apiary

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References - Legislation

Amended by

Animal Products (Ancillary and Transitional Provisions) Act (Act No. 94 of 1999).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1999

Keyword: Fish products, Fishing vessel, Animal feed/feedstuffs, Food quality control/food safety, Hygiene/sanitary procedures, Meat, Authorization/permit, Processing/handling, Inspection, Apiculture/sericulture, Animal health

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Repealed by

Biosecurity Act 1993 (No. 95 of 1993).

Legislation | New Zealand | 1993 (2018)

Keyword: Protected area, Biosecurity, Inspection, Special fund, Early warning system/emergency intervention system, Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, International trade, Institution, Basic legislation

Source: FAO, FAOLEX