Leafcutting Beekeepers Registration Act (S.S. 1990-91, c. L-9.001)

1 c. L-9.001LEAFCUTTING BEEKEEPERS REGISTRATION The Leafcutting Beekeepers Registration Act being Chapter L-9.001 of the Statutes of Saskatchewan, 1990-91 (effective June 1, 1992). NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:NOTE:NOTE: This consolidation is not official. Amendments have beenThis consolidation is not official. Amendments have beenThis consolidation is not official. Amendments have beenThis consolidation is not official. Amendments have beenThis consolidation is not official. Amendments have been incorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutesincorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutesincorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutesincorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutesincorporated for convenience of reference and the original statutes and regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretationand regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretationand regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretationand regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretationand regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpretation and application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of theand application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of theand application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of theand application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of theand application of the law. In order to preserve the integrity of the original statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared areoriginal statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared areoriginal statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared areoriginal statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared areoriginal statutes and regulations, errors that may have appeared are reproduced in this consolidation.reproduced in this consolidation.reproduced in this consolidation.reproduced in this consolidation.reproduced in this consolidation. 2 c. L-9.001 LEAFCUTTING BEEKEEPERS REGISTRATION Table of Contents 1 Short title 2 Interpretation 3 Registration required 4 Application for registration required 5 Application 6 Registration 7 Term of certificate 8 Register 9 Cancellation of certificate 10 Offence and penalty 11 Regulations 3 c. L-9.001LEAFCUTTING BEEKEEPERS REGISTRATION CHAPTER L-9.001 An Act respecting the Registration of Leafcutting Beekeepers Short title 1 This Act may be cited as The Leafcutting Beekeepers Registration Act. Interpretation 2 In this Act: (a) �applicant� means a person who applies for a certificate of registration pursuant to section 3 or 4; (b) �beekeeper� means a person who owns or possesses any bees or beekeeping equipment, but does not include any person who owns, possesses or manufactures new beekeeping equipment for the purpose of resale; (c) �beekeeping equipment� means nesting material, shelters, incubators, incubation trays, cell removers, cell tumblers and any other equipment used in the rearing or keeping of bees; (d) �bees� means all stages of Megachile rotundata (F.); (e) �certificate of registration� means a valid and subsisting certificate of registration issued pursuant to section 6; (f) �minister� means the member of the Executive Council to whom for the time being the administration of this Act is assigned; (g) �person� includes a partnership, association or other organization. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.2. Registration required 3(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), no person shall own or have in his or her possession any bees or beekeeping equipment unless the person holds a certificate of registration. (2) A person who: (a) does not hold a certificate of registration; and (b) acquires any bees or beekeeping equipment from within Saskatchewan; shall apply to the minister for a certificate of registration within the period of time designated in the regulations. (3) Every person who possesses any bees or beekeeping equipment on the day this section comes into force shall apply to the minister for a certificate of registration within the period of time designated in the regulations. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.3. 4 c. L-9.001 LEAFCUTTING BEEKEEPERS REGISTRATION Application for registration required 4 A person who does not hold a certificate of registration shall not bring any bees or used beekeeping equipment into Saskatchewan unless that person applies to the minister for a certificate of registration within the period of time designated in the regulations. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.4. Application 5 An applicant for a certificate of registration shall: (a) apply on a form provided by the minister; and (b) pay any fee that may be prescribed in the regulations. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.5. Registration 6 Where the minister: (a) receives: (i) an application made pursuant to section 3 or 4; and (ii) any fee that may be prescribed in the regulations; and (b) is satisfied that the applicant has complied with this Act and the regulations; the minister shall register the applicant as a beekeeper and shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.6. Term of certificate 7 Subject to section 9, a certificate of registration issued pursuant to section 6 is valid for as long as the applicant is a beekeeper. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.7. Register 8 The minister shall maintain a register of all beekeepers holding a certificate of registration. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.8. Cancellation of certificate 9(1) Subject to subsection (2), the minister may cancel a certificate of registration: (a) at the request or with the consent of the person to whom the certificate was issued; or (b) where, in the opinion of the minister, the person to whom the certificate was issued has ceased to be a beekeeper. (2) The minister shall not cancel a certificate of registration without giving the holder of the certificate of registration an opportunity to be heard. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.9. 5 c. L-9.001LEAFCUTTING BEEKEEPERS REGISTRATION Offence and penalty 10 Every person who contravenes section 3 or 4 is guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine of not more than $1,000. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.10. Regulations 11 The Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations: (a) defining, enlarging or restricting the meaning of any term used in this Act but not defined in this Act; (b) designating the period of time within which an application for a certificate of registration is to be made pursuant to: (i) subsection 3(2); (ii) subsection 3(3); or (iii) section 4; (c) prescribing a fee to be paid for a certificate of registration; (d) respecting any other matter or thing that the Lieutenant Governor in Council considers necessary to carry out the intent of this Act. 1990-91, c.L-9.001, s.11. 6 c. L-9.001 LEAFCUTTING BEEKEEPERS REGISTRATION REGINA, SASKATCHEWAN Printed by the authority of THE QUEEN�S PRINTER Copyright©1997