As used in this chapter the following terms, unless the context otherwise requires, are defined as follows:
APIARY: The assembly of one or more hives or colonies of honeybees at a single location.
APIARY INSPECTION: Inspection of an apiary and the surrounding area for compliance with this chapter.
BEEKEEPER: A person who owns or has charge of one or more colonies of honeybees.
BEEKEEPING: The act of owning or caring for one or more apiaries.
BEEKEEPING EQUIPMENT: Anything used in the operation of an apiary, such as hive bodies, supers, frames, top and bottom boards and extractors.
COLONY: The entire honeybee family or social unit living together.
FAMILY MEMBER: One or more persons occupying and residing in a dwelling on a lot and living as a single housekeeping unit.
HIVE: A frame or structure used or employed as a domicile for bees.
HONEYBEE: The common domestic honeybee, limited to the Apis mellifera species, specifically excluding the African honeybee, Apis mellifera scutellata or "Africanized honeybees".
LOT: A contiguous parcel of land under common ownership.
NUCLEUS OR NUC COLONIES: Small honeybee colonies created from larger colonies. The term refers both to the smaller size box and the colony of honeybees within it.
PERSON: Any natural person or education institution. (Ord. 3666, 11-27-2017)