Decree No. 144 / 2023 Coll.
Ordinance on animal health requirements for bee and bee keeping and on measures to prevent and control certain bee diseases
Valid
Order
Effective from 01.07.2023
144
DECLARATION
of 26 May 2023
on animal health requirements for bee and bee keeping and on measures to prevent and control certain bee diseases
The Ministry of Agriculture provides pursuant to Section 78 of Act No. 166 / 1999 Coll., on Veterinary Care and on the amendment of certain related laws (Veterinary Act), as amended by Act No. 131 / 2003 Coll., Act No. 316 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 48 / 2006 Coll., Act No. 182 / 2008 Coll., Act No. 227 / 2009 Coll., Act No. 308 / 2011 Coll., Act No. 359 / 2012 Coll., Act No. 249 / 2013 Coll., Act No. 139 / 2014 Coll., Act No. 264 / 2014 Coll., Act No. 264 / 2014 Coll., Act No. 64c. (a) and Section 70 (a) of the Veterinary Act.
Subject matter
This decree provides
(a) animal health requirements for the environment of bees and hives, for their treatment and protection against diseases;
(b) measures to control and prevent the spread of certain dangerous diseases in bees;
(c) the scope of the inspection of hives, with the disassembly of the bee work and the keeping of records of the bee monitor;
(d) in more detail, the procedure for the application of reimbursement of costs and losses incurred as a result of the implementation of the emergency veterinary measures ordered to control one of the dangerous diseases and diseases communicable from animals to humans under Section 67 of the Act and the formalities for the application for it.
Definition of terms
For the purposes of this Decree, apiculture accessories shall mean hives, storage platforms, land, apiculture equipment and instruments used in the handling of bees and their products.
Veterinary requirements for bee and bee keeping
The breeder creates favourable conditions for bees and hives and for their health in terms of the environment in which they live, their treatment, nutrition, breeding, economic and other use by:
(a) keeping bees and hives in establishments where bees and hives only come into contact with materials which cannot harm their health or, where appropriate, adversely affect the health of their products and which can be properly cleaned and disinfected,
(b) keeping bees and hives in establishments which allow health checks to be carried out by dismantling the bee's work and by examining the honeycomb and allowing samples to be taken for laboratory examination;
(c) protect bees and colonies against diseases and harmful effects and take measures to protect breeding against the introduction of diseases by other bees, animals, humans, objects and materials which may bear disease agents;
(d) carry out regular checks on the health status of bees and hives and provide appropriate treatment to bees, if necessary;
(e) for the processing of wax for the manufacture of intermediate walls or for any other purpose in which the treated wax comes into contact with bees and hives, ensures its treatment at a minimum temperature of 117 ° C for at least 60 minutes; and
(f) it prevents bees from entering unoccupied hives and bee parts.
Measures to combat bee fever
If there is suspicion of bee fever, the Regional Veterinary Administration in accordance with Section 13 of the Act
(a) carry out a clinical examination of all bee colonies at the post with the disassembly of the bee's work;
(b) take samples of the mantle for laboratory examination with clinical changes found in the fetus, or samples of the mantle with defects detected, and may continue to be taken for laboratory examination on the basis of expert assessment of clinical changes
1. the samples were taken from substrates located at the bottom of the hives for at least 14 days, from each colony with clinical changes observed in the foetus or dregs;
2. if not in the hive, samples of bees treating the foetus of at least 60 bees killed from each colony with clinical changes found in the foetus or silkworm; or
3. If there is no honey in the hive and there is no honey in the hive of the bee treating the foetus, the honey stocks shall be as close as possible to the clinical changes observed, weighing at least 15 g of honey from each colony,
(c) order the breeder:
1. clearly and unmistakably identify and document all hives at the hives by numbers, if not marked;
2. a prohibition on the movement of bees and hives, including apiculture accessories, which have come into contact with bees, bees or their products from a designated beekeeping site;
3. a prohibition on the use of honey which comes from hives with a suspicion of bee fever, or from honey which is a part of the honey from hives with a suspicion of that disease, to feed bees; and
4. draw up and transmit to the Regional Veterinary Administration a list of apiculture accessories which have come or may have come into contact with bees or bees from a post suspected of presence of bee fever, including an indication of the actual number of hives at the post; the inventory shall contain the breeder's registration number, the location of the hives, the location of the apiculture facilities and its quantity in pieces or kilograms;
(d) carry out an epidemiological inquiry in which to detect:
1. the period during which the disease may have occurred at the colony site before it was declared or suspected to occur,
2. the possible origin of the disease at the hives and identify other hives where the bees or hives are likely to be suspected; and
3. whether the movements of bees or hives and apiculture accessories which may transmit the disease agent have taken place from or to the hives site; and
(e) may, in order to assess the overall disease situation at the post, take a pooled sample of the bees treating the fruit or have received from all hives without clinical changes in the colony; each individual sample consists of mixing bees or having at most 10 hives at the hives.
The suspected presence of bee fever is excluded if a negative result has been demonstrated in all samples by laboratory testing of samples taken pursuant to § 4.
(1) The outbreak of bee fever is confirmed if:
(a) clinical signs of infection are observed in the foetus or the dashboard; and
(b) the laboratory examination of the samples taken in accordance with § 4 (b) shall show at least one positive result.
(2) The occurrence of bee fever is confirmed even in the case of a proven positive result of laboratory testing of samples of honey stocks, coats or had been collected pursuant to § 4 (b) from a hive which is not occupied by bees.
(1) If the presence of bee fever is confirmed, the Regional Veterinary Administration shall order disease control measures in accordance with Article 15 of the Act,
(a) define hives as an outbreak and establish a protection zone within a radius of at least 3 km around the outbreak, taking into account local epidemiological, geographical, biological and ecological conditions;
(b) carry out a clinical inspection of the bee colonies with the disassembly of the bee's work at the bee's habitats in the designated protection zone where the laboratory testing of the samples referred to in paragraph 2 (a) has shown a positive result;
(c) order the breeder to have an outbreak
1. with a confirmed outbreak of bee fever in 15% or more hives, without delay, of all hives at the site, including the destruction of hives, of all coats and all apiculture accessories by incineration, unless effective disinfection can be ensured, in particular in the case of metal articles, with a prior or subsequent flame-burning process; This does not apply to buildings and structures of beekeeping and nomadic cars; or
2. with a confirmed outbreak of bee fever in less than 15% of bee colonies, the immediate culling of all bee colonies with confirmed disease, including the destruction of hives, all raincoats and all apiculture accessories by incineration, where effective disinfection cannot be ensured, and at the same time effective disinfection of the remaining hives and other apiculture accessories which have come or may come into contact with bees with confirmed disease; on the basis of the examination of the health status of other hives at the post and the results of the epidemiological inquiry, the Regional Veterinary Administration may order the destruction of all hives at the post; the county veterinary administration shall order the destruction of all hives at the post if the necessary measures referred to in point (d) (6) cannot be implemented; and
(d) shall further order the breeders in an outbreak of the disease:
1. immediately after the culling of the hives to ensure the closure of the hives;
2. after the culling of the hives, carry out the destruction of the hives and of all the coats by incineration and at the same time the destruction of the specified apiculture equipment according to the inventory drawn up in accordance with § 4 (c) (4) by incineration and determine the date of disposal; the destruction of hives and apiculture accessories shall be carried out in the presence of the Regional Veterinary Administration, which shall record the destruction of all destroyed apiculture accessories;
3. a prohibition on the use of all honey coming from a colony site as defined in point (a) or a honey part of which consists of honey originating from a colony site as defined in point (a) for the feeding of bees;
4. the use of protective gloves for single use in the handling of hives and apiculture accessories and on completion of the handling of hand disinfectant, clothing and footwear;
5. disinfecting non-combustible material, apiculture accessories according to an inventory drawn up in accordance with § 4 (c) (4), beekeeping and nomadic vehicles under specified conditions,
6. the implementation of further necessary measures for the remaining hives at the post-killing site of all bee colonies with confirmed disease as referred to in point (c) (2), in particular the removal of bee bees from hives and the creation of conditions for the construction of new or disinfected hives into the frame or hives treated in a hot paraffin bath at a minimum temperature of 160 ° C, the removal of bee bees from hives and the removal of original hives and the disposal of all bee fruit, the removal and disposal of amniotic animals or the prohibition of the merger of hives; and
7. the destruction or treatment of honey, wax, propolis and royal porridge originating from an outbreak of the disease, in accordance with the provisions of the directly applicable European Union Regulation laying down health rules concerning animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption (1).
(2) Regional veterinary administration in the protection zone to breeders
(a) order that samples should be taken from all hives at the post, where appropriate, and shall specify the date of their submission to the laboratory referred to in Article 52 (3) of the Act, for laboratory testing on the agent of bee fever, unless such examination has already been carried out within the last 6 months; each composite sample consists of a maximum of 10 hives at the site; and
(b) prohibit the movement of bees and bees from the protection zone; the movement of bees and bees within the protection zone is possible only with the agreement of the Regional Veterinary Administration, issued at the request of the breeder, supported by the negative result of the laboratory examination of the sample on the agent of the bee fruit referred to in point (a) not more than 6 months old.
(3) If, within two years of the date of killing of the hives in an outbreak of bee fever as referred to in paragraph 1 (a), they occur. (c) point (2) for the re-confirmation of the presence of bee fever, the Regional Veterinary Administration shall order the slaughter of hives and the destruction of apiculture accessories referred to in paragraph 1 (b). (c) point 1.
(4) The Regional Veterinary Administration, which has ordered measures to combat bee fever in the protection zone, will cease these measures not earlier than 6 months after the date of destruction of the killed hives and the destruction of apiculture accessories in an outbreak.
Measures to control the rotting of bee fruit
If there is a suspicion of bee festering, the Regional Veterinary Administration in accordance with Section 13 of the Act
(a) carry out a clinical examination of all bee colonies at the post with the disassembly of the bee's work;
(b) take samples of the mantle for laboratory examination with clinical changes found in the foetus and may also take samples for laboratory examination from substrates located at the bottom of the hives for at least 14 days from each colony with clinical changes found in the foetus;
(c) order the breeder:
1. clearly and unmistakably identify and document all hives at the hives by numbers, if not marked;
2. a prohibition on the movement of bees and hives, including all apiculture accessories, which have come into contact with bees, hives or their products from a designated beekeeping site;
3. a prohibition on the use of honey which comes from hives with a suspicion of bee fouling, or of honey, the part of which consists of honey from hives with a suspicion of that disease, to feed bees; and
4. to draw up and transmit to the Regional Veterinary Administration a list of apiculture accessories which have come or may have come into contact with bees or bees from a post where there is a suspicion of deformation of the bee's fruit, including an indication of the actual number of hives at the post; the inventory shall contain the breeder's registration number, the location of the hives, the location of the apiculture facilities and its quantity in pieces or kilograms;
(d) carry out an epidemiological inquiry in which to detect:
1. the period during which the disease may have occurred at the colony site before it was declared or suspected to occur,
2. the possible origin of the disease at the hives and identify other hives where the bees or hives are likely to be suspected; and
3. whether the movements of bees or hives and apiculture accessories which may carry the disease agent have taken place from or to the apiculture site; and
(e) may, in order to assess the overall disease situation at the site, take a pooled sample from all hives without clinical changes in the colony; each individual sample is made up of a mixture they had of the most 10 hives at the colony site.
The suspicion of bee fouling is excluded if a negative result has been demonstrated in all samples by laboratory testing of samples taken pursuant to § 8.
(1) The occurrence of bee festering disease is confirmed if:
(a) clinical signs of infection are detected in the foetus; and
(b) the laboratory examination of samples taken pursuant to Article 8 (b) shall show at least one positive result.
(2) The occurrence of bee's festering disease is confirmed even in the case of a proven positive result of laboratory testing of honeycomb samples or had been collected in accordance with § 8 (b) from a hive which is not occupied by bees.
(1) If the presence of a virus by the rotting of bee fruit is confirmed, the Regional Veterinary Administration shall order disease control measures in accordance with Article 15 of the Act,
(a) define hives as an outbreak and establish a protection zone within a radius of at least 3 km around the outbreak, taking into account local epidemiological, geographical, biological and ecological conditions;
(b) carry out a clinical inspection of the bee colonies with the disassembly of the bee's work at the bee's habitats in the designated protection zone where the laboratory testing of the samples referred to in paragraph 2 (a) has shown a positive result;
(c) order the breeder to have an outbreak
1. with a confirmed outbreak of bee festering in 15% or more hives of all hives at the site, including the destruction of hives, all coats and all apiculture accessories by incineration, provided that effective disinfection cannot be ensured, in particular in the case of metal objects, with the previous or subsequent burning of flame; This does not apply to buildings and structures of beekeeping and nomadic cars; or
2. with a confirmed outbreak of bee fouling in less than 15% of hives, the immediate culling of all hives with confirmed disease, including the destruction of hives, all coats and all apiculture accessories by incineration, unless effective disinfection can be ensured, and at the same time effective disinfection of the remaining hives and other apiculture accessories which have come or may have come into contact with bees with confirmed disease; on the basis of the examination of the health status of other hives at the post and the results of the epidemiological inquiry, the Regional Veterinary Administration may order the destruction of all hives at the post; the county veterinary administration shall order the destruction of all hives at the post if the necessary measures referred to in point (d) (6) cannot be implemented; and
(d) shall further order the breeders in an outbreak of the disease:
1. immediately after the culling of the hives to ensure that the hives are closed,
2. after the culling of the hives, carry out the destruction of the hives and of all the coats by incineration and at the same time the destruction of the specified apiculture equipment according to the inventory drawn up in accordance with § 8 (c) (4) by incineration and set the date of disposal; the destruction of hives and apiculture accessories shall be carried out in the presence of the Regional Veterinary Administration, which shall record the destruction of all destroyed apiculture accessories;
3. a prohibition on the use of all honey coming from a colony site as defined in point (a) or a honey part of which consists of honey originating from a colony site as defined in point (a) for the feeding of bees;
4. the use of protective gloves for single use in the handling of hives and apiculture accessories and on completion of the handling of hand disinfectant, clothing and footwear;
5. disinfecting non-combustible material, apiculture accessories according to an inventory drawn up in accordance with § 8 (c) (4), beekeeping and nomadic vehicles under specified conditions,
6. the implementation of further necessary measures for the remaining hives at the post-killing site of all bee colonies with confirmed disease as referred to in point (c) (2), in particular the removal of bee bees from hives and the creation of conditions for the construction of new or disinfected hives into the frame or hives treated in a hot paraffin bath at a minimum temperature of 160 ° C, the removal of bee bees from hives and the removal of original hives and the disposal of all bee fruit, the removal and disposal of amniotic animals or the prohibition of the merger of hives; and
7. the destruction or treatment of honey, wax, propolis and royal porridge originating from an outbreak of the disease, in accordance with the provisions of the directly applicable European Union Regulation laying down health rules concerning animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption (1).
(2) Regional veterinary administration in the protection zone to breeders
(a) order to ensure that samples were taken from all hives at the post and set the date for their surrender to the laboratory referred to in Article 52 (3) of the Act for laboratory testing on the agent of the rotting of the bee's fruit, unless such examination has already been carried out within the last 6 months; each composite sample consists of a maximum of 10 hives at the site; and
(b) prohibit the movement of bees and bees from the protection zone; the movement of bees and bees within the protection zone is possible only with the agreement of the regional veterinary administration, issued on request by the breeder, supported by a negative result of the laboratory examination of the sample on the agent of the rotting of the bee's foetus not more than 6 months old.
(3) If, within 2 years of the date of killing of the hives in an outbreak of the virus, the rotting of the bee's foetus occurs in accordance with paragraph 1 (b). (c) point (2) for the re-confirmation of the rotting of bee fruit, the Regional Veterinary Administration shall order the killing of hives and the disposal of apiculture accessories referred to in paragraph 1 (b). (c) point 1.
(4) The Regional Veterinary Administration, which has ordered measures to control the rot of the bee fruit in the protection zone, will cease these measures not earlier than 6 months from the date of the destruction of the killed hives and the destruction of the apiculture accessories in the outbreak.
Scope of the inspection of hives with the disassembly of the bee work and the keeping of records of the bee monitor
(1) A beekeeper shall examine all the hives at the beekeepers' station and, where appropriate, the bee works, which do not sit at the time of the inspection, because they have died in the previous 12 months.
(2) When disassembly of the bee's work, the viewer opens the hive and gradually takes out all the coats with the fruit and individually visually assesses all parts of the bee's work where the fruit is found. The bee monitor shall assess the structure of the closed fetus, the gap in the fetus, the shape and colour of the individual cells and the content of the cells after they are unveiled.
(3) In case of suspected plague or festering of the bee's fruit, a bee-seer
(a) take a sample for laboratory examination and arrange for its dispatch for laboratory examination; and
(b) ensure a clear and unmistakable designation of the hive from which the colony from which the sample is taken for laboratory examination originates.
(4) The beekeeper shall make a written record of the inspection carried out at the post. The record shall contain:
(a) the name, surname and number of the certificate of inspection of the bees;
(b) the date and time of the inspection;
(c) the registration number of the bee-keeper, the registration number of the hives and the number of hives at the hives,
(d) the result of the inspection, indicating the result of the visual assessment of all parts of the bee's work, the number of samples taken and their identification; and
(e) the signature of the beekeeper.
Application for reimbursement of costs and losses
(1) An application for reimbursement of costs and losses incurred in relation to a dangerous disease (hereinafter referred to as "the application") shall be submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture.
(2) The application referred to in paragraph 1 shall contain, in addition to the elements referred to in the Administrative Rules (2):
(a) the applicant's account number;
(b) the applicant's registration number; and
(c) the applicant's tax identification number, if any.
(3) The applicant shall accompany the application
(a) confirmation by the Regional Veterinary Administration that costs and losses have been incurred or, where appropriate, that hives have been killed in circumstances which give rise to entitlement to reimbursement of costs and losses and that the costs have been incurred effectively; and
(b) evidence of the amount of costs effectively incurred and the amount of losses incurred.
Transitional provision
The measures ordered before the date of entry into force of this Order shall be terminated in accordance with Decree No. 18 / 2018 Coll., as amended on the date of their regulation.
Repeal
Regulation No 18 / 2018 Coll., on animal health requirements for bee and bee keeping and on measures to prevent and control certain bee diseases and amending certain related decrees, shall be repealed.
Efficacy
This Decree shall take effect on 1 July 2023.
Minister for Agriculture:
Ing. Nekula v. r.
1) Regulation (EC) No 1069 / 2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 laying down health rules concerning animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1774 / 2002 (Animal by-products Regulation), as amended.
2) § 37 (2) and § 45 (1) of Act No. 500 / 2004 Coll., Administrative Code, as amended.
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Regulation Information
| Citation | Decree No 144 / 2023 Coll., on animal health requirements for bee and bee keeping and on measures to prevent and control certain bee diseases |
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| Regulation Type | Order |
| Author | - |
| Collection | Code of Laws |
| Date of Promulgation | 31.05.2023 |
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| Effective from | 01.07.2023 |
| Effective until | - |
| Status | Valid |
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