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As used in this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply.

A. "Abandoned hive(s)" means any hive with or without bees, that evidences a lack of being properly managed in that it has not been supered in the spring, except nucs, or unsupered in the fall, or is otherwise not managed and/or left without authorization on the property of another, or on public land.

B. "Apiary" means a site where hives of bees or hives are kept or found.

C. "Colony" means a natural group of bees having a queen(s).

D. "Fence" means any obstruction through which bees will not readily fly.

E. "Health Department" means the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

F. "Hive(s)" means a manufactured receptacle or container prepared for the use of bees, including movable frames, combs, and substances deposited into the hive by bees.

G. "Honey bee(s)" means any life stages of the species Apis Mellifera.

H. "Sheriff" means the Pierce County Sheriff's Department.

(Ord. 95-11 § 1 (part), 1995; Ord. 94-108 § 1 (part), 1994)