Australian Capital Territory Numbered Regulations

ANIMAL DISEASES REGULATION 2006 (NO 39 OF 2006) - REG 47

In this part:

"brood" means the eggs, larvae and pupae of a bee colony.

"broodbox" means the part of a frame hive—

        (a)     through which bees may enter the hive; and

        (b)     where a queen bee may live; and

        (c)     that may contain brood; and

        (d)     that can be identified as the structure that makes up the lower box of the hive.

"frame hive" means a beehive in which a bee colony may live that—

        (a)     contains only moveable frames that can be readily and separately removed for examination; or

        (b)     contains—

              (i)     at least 1 honey superbox; and

              (ii)     at least 1 broodbox; and

              (iii)     devices fitted immediately above a broodbox that excludes any queen bee from entering the honey superboxes of the hive.

"honey superbox" means a removable part of a frame hive—

        (a)     in which bees store honeycomb and honey within removable frames; and

        (b)     that can be identified as a box separated from a broodbox within a frame hive by a device preventing any queen bee entering the part from the broodbox.