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Beekeeper Registration - New South Wales

Description

You will need this registration if you own European honey bees. This registration is required even if you only have one hive.

Registered persons must comply with the Australian Honey Bee Industry Code of Practice.

Any beekeeper or person working with bees, hives, apiary equipment or apiary products has a responsibility for managing biosecurity risks that they know about or could reasonably be expected to know about. This includes the duty to notify the regulator of bee pests and to prevent the importation of infected carriers into NSW.

Registered beekeepers can view available apiary sites, apply for permits or licenses for sites and manage their sites on the BPASS website.

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible for this registration, you must:

  • use a frame hive to store bees
  • have the capacity to comply with biosecurity duties and regulations
  • satisfy the Secretary that you are a suitable person for registration.

Duration

As specified

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $100.00

Business Registration valid for 2 years. Note that a 10% discount applies if paying online. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $60.00

Recreational Registration valid for 2 years. Note that a 10% discount applies if paying online. Fees for 2023-24
Apply Application All $40.00

Concession Registration valid for 2 years. Note that a 10% discount applies if paying online. Fees for 2023-24

Approval time

Applicants will be notified of the Secretary's decision within 60 days.

Administering agency

Department of Regional NSW

NSW Department of Primary Industries

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.