Senate Bill 2025 Summary

• Creates chapter 4.1-16 of the North Dakota Century Code establishing a comprehensive beekeeping licensing and regulatory framework under the agriculture commissioner.

• Requires beekeepers to obtain a license ($5 fee) and submit a colony assessment ($0.15 per colony maximum), with assessments due at time of license application.

• Mandates beekeepers notify the commissioner of apiary locations, identify apiaries with three-digit numbers and contact information, and obtain property owner consent before placement.

• Establishes grounds for license denial including repeated violations, unpaid civil penalties within 30 days, and false application information.

• Authorizes the agriculture commissioner to inspect apiaries, seize unidentified apiaries after published notice, issue quarantine orders for disease control, and impose penalties up to $5,000 per violation or class A misdemeanor charges.