RCW 15.60.005Definitions.Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter:(1) 'Department' means the department of agriculture of the state of Washington.(2) 'Director' means the director of the state department of agriculture or the director's authorized representative.(3) 'Apiary' means a site where hives of bees or hives are kept or found.(4) 'Apiarist' means any person who owns bees or is a keeper of bees in Washington.(5) 'Bees' means adult insects, eggs, larvae, pupae, or other immature stages of the species Apis mellifera.(6) 'Colony' refers to a natural group of bees having a queen or queens.(7) 'Hive' means a manufactured receptacle or container prepared for the use of bees, that includes movable frames, combs, and substances deposited into the hive by bees.(8) 'Person' means a natural person, individual, firm, partnership, company, society, association, corporation or every officer, agent, or employee of one of these entities.(9) 'Broker' means a person who is engaged in pollinating agricultural crops for a fee using hives that are owned by another person.[ 2000 c 100 s 1; 1994 c 178 s 1; 1993 c 89 s 1; 1988 c 4 entities.(9) 'Broker' means a person who is engaged in pollinating agricultural crops for a fee using hives that are owned by another person.[ 2000 c 100 s 1; 1994 c 178 s 1; 1993 c 89 s 1; 1988 c 4 s 1; 1977 ex.s. c 362 s 1; 1961 c 11 s 15.60.005. Prior: 1955 c 271 s 1.]
Washington Legal Code