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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 11-7-401

Definitions

Known as the Wyoming Apiculture Act

The act spans §§ 11-7-101 to 11-7-407 (57 sections).

(a) As used in this act:

(i) "Bee" means any stage in the life cycle of a bee of the species Megachile rotundata (F), commonly known as the alfalfa leaf-cutter bee;

(ii) "Certification" means the process of analyzing bees and equipment by the department to determine whether they meet the required health standards;

(iii) "Department" means the department of agriculture;

(iv) "Equipment" means trays, incubators, cell removers, tumblers and other apparatus used in rearing bees excluding nesting materials;

(v) "Nesting materials" means shelters, laminates, polyblocks, drilled boards or any other product which leaf- cutter bees actually use for nesting;

(vi) "Parasite" means an organism living in or on any stage of the alfalfa leaf-cutter bee obtaining nutriment from the body of the bee or nesting material;

(vii) "Pathogen" means an organism, parasite or otherwise, that causes disease in the alfalfa leaf-cutter bee;

(viii) "Wild trap" means to trap bees on property not owned by the trapper;

(ix) "This act" means W.S. 11-7-401 through 11-7-407;

(x) "Sanitization" means any treatment including iodine, heat, chlorine or any other method approved by the department.

Official source: Wyoming Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Wyoming statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.