N.J. Admin. Code § 2:24-3.1

Current through Register Vol. 57, No. 1, January 6, 2025

Section 2:24-3.1 - Registration requirements; confidentiality and documentation

(a) All beekeepers must register and obtain a unique Apiary Inspection Service (AIS) number covering all of the beekeeper's bee yard location(s) where bees are overwintered.

(b) All beekeepers in New Jersey who overwinter their bees must register their apiary(ies) with the New Jersey Department of Agriculture Apiary Inspection Program on an annual basis.

(c) The registration application is to be submitted electronically at http://www24.state.nj.us/AGApiary/ApiaryApp or by paper and shall include the following:

1. The name, address, email address, and phone number of the beekeeper ;

2. The actual physical location of the apiaries and, if the beekeeper is not the property owner, the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the property owner;

3. The mark or "hive identification";

4. The number of hives per location;

5. The electronic or physical signature of the registration applicant; and

6. Upon initial registration, acknowledgement from the beekeeper overwintering apiaries, of the requirement that within a year prior to or after the date of the initial registration, the beekeeper shall take a beginner/general beekeeping course from either an accredited college or university, the State Apiarist, or a local beekeeping club. By the second annual registration, the beekeeper shall certify compliance with this educational requirement.

i. This education requirement shall not apply to beekeepers who have been continuously registered under the AIS system prior to May 6, 2019; or

ii. This education requirement shall not apply to beekeepers who certify they are certified as Master Beekeepers through an accredited program.

7. If submitted by paper, the application shall be mailed to:

Director, Division of Plant Industry

New Jersey Department of Agriculture

PO Box 330

Trenton, New Jersey 08625.

(d) The only information contained in the individual registration that shall be considered public shall be the beekeeper's name and mailing address; all other beekeeper required information shall be considered confidential.

(e) Issuance of certificate of registration. The Department shall review the application for completion and request additional information, if necessary, before issuing the certificate of registration pursuant to this section.

(f) Active registrations. The certificate of registration shall bear the date of the issuance, name of the beekeeper, description of the premises covered by the registration, and beekeeper AIS number. Every registration of apiary(ies) shall be nontransferable and shall cover the apiary (ies) and the named beekeeper AIS number.

(g) All active registrations are provided by the Department and are valid in every municipality where a registered hive is located.

(h) Expiration date. Every certificate of registration under this section shall automatically expire on the 31st day of December in the year in which it was issued.

(i) The Department shall supply the registrant, through a link to its website, with access to current New Jersey laws and rules.

N.J. Admin. Code § 2:24-3.1

Amended by 51 N.J.R. 577(a), effective 5/6/2019