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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0103 - FEDERAL PLANT PEST QUARANTINES AND LAWS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The PID of the NCDA adopts by reference the "Quarantines
					 and Basic Laws Manual" as published by the United States Department of
					 Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Plant Protection and
					 Quarantine Programs (USDA-APHIS-PPQ) and effective May 31,
					 1965.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0104 - APPROVED PESTICIDE TREATMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The PID of the NCDA adopts by reference the "Treatment
					 Procedures Manuals" as published by the USDA-APHIS-PPQ and revised December 5,
					 1969.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0105 - CONTROL PROCEDURES FOR PLANT PESTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The PID of the NCDA adopts by reference the "Control
					 Manual" as published by the USDA-APHIS-PPQ as revised August,
					 1982.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0106 - REGULATORY PROCEDURES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The PID of the NCDA adopts by reference the "Regulatory
					 Guidelines" as published by the USDA-APHIS-PPQ and revised August,
					 1979.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0107 - SURVEY PROCEDURES FOR PLANT PESTS

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The PID of the NCDA adopts by reference the "Domestic
					 Survey Manuals No. 1 and No. 2" as published by the USDA-APHIS-PPQ as revised
					 May, 1968 and February, 1967 respectively.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0108 - PLANT PEST LAWS AND REGULATIONS IN OTHER STATES

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The PID of the NCDA adopts by reference the "Summary of
					 State Regulations" as published by the USDA-APHIS-PPQ as revised January 2,
					 1976.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0109 - MOVEMENT OF REGULATED COMMODITIES

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The PID of the NCDA adopts by reference the "Regulatory
					 Shipping Points Guide" as published by the USDA-APHIS-PPQ and effective April
					 18, 1973, as revised October, 1982.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0110 - IMPORT REQUIREMENTS OF OTHER COUNTRIES

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The PID of the NCDA adopts by reference the "Export
					 Certification Manual" as published by the USDA-APHIS-PPQ and effective October,
					 1975, as revised July 22, 1983.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0111 - DOMESTIC PROGRAM MANUALS

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The PID of the NCDA adopts by reference the "Domestic
					 Program Manuals" as published by the USDA-APHIS-PPQ and effective January,
					 1981.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0100 - RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY REFERENCE › Section 48A .0112 - AVAILABILITY OF REFERENCES ADOPTED

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The USDA documents and manuals adopted by reference in this
					 Section are available from USDA-APHIS-PPQ, 6505 Belcrest Road Hyattsville,
					 Maryland 20782.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
					 150B-14;
Eff.
					 January 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0201-.0211

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-634 through
					 106-644;
Eff. January
					 1, 1985;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; June 1, 1993; December 1, 1988;
					 October 1, 1987; April 1, 1985;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 2011.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0212 - REPEALED - COLONIES OF BEES FOR SALE IN NORTH CAROLINA

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-634 through
					 106-644;
Eff. January
					 1, 1985;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
					 1993.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0213-.0223

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-634 through
					 106-644;
Eff. January
					 1, 1985;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1998; June 1, 1993; December 1, 1988;
					 April 1, 1985;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 2011.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0224 - REPEALED - POISONING OF HONEYBEES BY PESTICIDES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-634 through
					 106-644;
Eff. January
					 1, 1985;
Repealed Eff. June 1,
					 1993.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0225-.0237

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-634 through
					 106-644;
Eff. January
					 1, 1985;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 2011.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0238 - REPEALED - AFRICANIZED BEE/VARROA MITE CLEAN UP AREA

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-634 through
					 106-644;
Eff.
					 December 1, 1988;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 2011.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0239-.0241

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-638;;
Eff. May 1,
					 1992;
Repealed Eff. January 1,
					 2011.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0242 - DEFINITIONS

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For the purpose of this Section:
(1) Compliance Agreement means an agreement
				  between the State Apiarist and a beekeeper wherein the beekeeper agrees to
				  follow the practices and procedures set forth in
				  02 NCAC
				  48A .0248 and
				  02 NCAC
				  48A .0252 as a prerequisite for authorization
				  to ship bees or apiary equipment into or within North Carolina.
(2) Inspector means a person designated by
				  the Commissioner to be responsible for performing inspections, services and
				  enforcing the bee and honey statutes and rules of North Carolina.
(3) Nuclei means colonies of honeybees on one
				  to four brood combs, usually with queen, eggs and developing bees, in a hive or
				  box suitable for shipping or mailing.
(4) Package Bee Producer means a beekeeper
				  who is in the business of producing worker bees for sale and shipment without
				  comb or honey in screened cages or packages suitable for shipping or
				  mailing.
(5) Queen Breeder means a
				  beekeeper who is in the business of producing queen bees for sale and shipment
				  without comb or honey in cages suitable for shipping or mailing.
(6) State Apiarist means the person
				  designated by the Commissioner to be responsible for administering and
				  enforcing the North Carolina bee and honey statutes and rules.
(7) Uniform Health Certificate means a
				  Uniform Health Certificate agreed on by several states.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-638;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0243 - INSPECTIONS

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(a) Apiary
				  inspectors shall inspect bees at the request of a beekeeper on a first-come,
				  first-serve basis compatible with the weather and the schedule of the
				  inspector.
(b) Apiary inspectors
				  shall conduct random survey inspections to evaluate bee disease conditions in
				  North Carolina and other inspections as called for in the rules in this
				  Section.
(c) Apiary inspectors
				  shall inspect for diseases by sampling and submission of the sample for
				  laboratory diagnosis.
(d) To the
				  extent of available resources, laboratory diagnosis of bee diseases shall be
				  made on samples sent in to the State Apiarist by beekeepers.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-638;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0244 - THE INSPECTION PROCESS

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(a) Apiary
				  inspectors shall inspect colonies of bees by opening the hive and observing the
				  brood (eggs, larvae and developing bees) and adult bees. Diagnosis of the
				  common bee diseases shall be made based on characters listed in Table 1,
				  "Agricultural Extension Beekeeping Note No. 2.01," January 2007, published by
				  North Carolina State University's Cooperative Extension Service, including
				  subsequent amendments and editions. A copy of this document is available for
				  inspection at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer
				  Services, Plant Industry Division office located at 216 West Jones Street,
				  Raleigh, NC 27603. It may also be obtained online at
				  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/apiculture/PDF%20files/2.01.pdf.
(b) If the beekeeper desires a confirmation
				  of a diagnosis given by an inspector, the apiary inspector shall send a sample
				  of the disease to the Apicultural Laboratory, N.C. State University or the
				  United States Department of Agriculture Bioenvironmental Laboratory,
				  Beltsville, Maryland, for a laboratory diagnosis.
(c) Destruction of a beehive shall be
				  performed in accordance with Rule .0254.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-638;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0245 - INTERSTATE SHIPMENT

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(a) Apiary
				  inspectors shall inspect North Carolina bees within 14 calendar days of a
				  beekeeper's requesting such an inspection at a time of year when there is brood
				  rearing activity in a majority of the colonies as a prerequisite for interstate
				  shipment of bees.
(b) Apiary
				  inspectors shall issue health certificates in accordance with the provisions of
				  the rules in this Section.
(c) The
				  State Apiarist shall charge the additional costs of making inspections when the
				  beekeeper requests inspection within a specified time of less than 14 calendar
				  days for his own convenience and there is not adequate time for normal routine
				  scheduling of the inspection, pursuant to Paragraph (a) of this Rule.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-638;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0246 - THE TRANSPORTATION OF BEES

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The transportation or importation into North Carolina from
					 any other state or country of bees of the superfamily Apoidea in any stage of
					 development, the causal agents of their diseases or disorders, their pests,
					 their products, nests or hives, and associated equipment are prohibited except
					 under the following conditions:
(1)
				  All bees of the superfamily Apoidea except Apis mellifera and cross bred
				  strains of Apis mellifera with other species of Apis that are naturalized in
				  the United States shall be allowed entry into North Carolina only by scientific
				  permit. Procedures for obtaining a scientific permit are:
(a) An application for a permit to move
				  regulated articles shall be obtained from:
State Apiarist
Plant Industry Division
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer
					 Services
1060 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1060
This application shall be returned to the State Apiarist
					 for processing;
(b)
				  Decisions of acceptance or rejection of applications for movement of regulated
				  articles for scientific purposes shall be based on the following criteria:
(i) pest disease risk hazard;
(ii) safeguards against spread which can be
				  applied;
(iii) amount of material
				  involved;
(iv) biological
				  conditions in the area in which the regulated article is to be moved;
(v) method of packaging and method of
				  shipment to be employed; and
(vi)
				  use for which the regulated articles are to be applied.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0247 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF PERMIT

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(a) No permits
				  for entry into North Carolina shall be issued until the following information
				  has been filed with the State Apiarist:
(1) A
				  valid certificate of apiary inspection from an official of the state of origin,
				  who is authorized by the state of origin, to conduct apiary inspections and
				  equipment to the effect that said bees and equipment have been inspected within
				  sixty days of the proposed date of entry into North Carolina and found
				  apparently free from contagious and infectious diseases, and giving the number
				  of colonies inspected, date of inspection, whether all of the bees owned by the
				  owner of said bees were inspected and included in the certificate. Certificates
				  not meeting the requirements of this Section regarding specific diseases
				  inspected for and thoroughness of inspection may be rejected;
(2) A statement from the owner of the bees
				  and equipment giving the number of colonies of bees and amount of equipment to
				  be brought into North Carolina, the proposed date of entry into the state, and
				  where the bees and equipment will be located in the state; and
(3) Permission from the owner of said bees
				  for North Carolina inspectors to inspect at any time the bees and equipment
				  while in North Carolina.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0248 - LOCATION OF BEES

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(a) The statement
				  as specified in
				  02 NCAC
				  48A .0247(e) regarding where
				  bees are to be located in North Carolina must be in sufficient detail to enable
				  location of the bees.
(b) Honeybees
				  requiring an entry permit which are moved into North Carolina from other states
				  or countries shall be placed under post entry quarantine for a period of one
				  year after entry. These bees shall not be moved from the initial location to
				  other locations in North Carolina while under quarantine.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-638;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0249 - INSPECTION OF NUCLEI AND QUEEN BREEDING APIARIES

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(a) No one
				  shall sell queen bees, package bees or nuclei in North Carolina without having
				  the bees from which the above are produced, inspected and found apparently
				  disease free by the State Apiarist.
(b) All nuclei, package bees and queen bees
				  produced in North Carolina must have a North Carolina health certificate
				  attached to each shipment from the producer's apiary. The health certificate
				  shall be issued in accordance with the rules in this Section.
(c) Beekeepers shall not sell nuclei, package
				  bees or queens produced in other states from North Carolina locations without
				  having a North Carolina health certificate on all the bees they own in North
				  Carolina issued in accordance with the rules in this Section.
(d) If the inspector has reason to believe
				  that bees or equipment offered for sale are symptomless carriers of any disease
				  or disorder listed in the rules in this Section he shall forbid movement or
				  sale of the bees and equipment.
(e)
				  A protective quarantine area of a two-mile radius shall exist around the
				  production apiaries of nuclei, queen bee or package bee producers in North
				  Carolina who are in compliance with this Section. No one shall move bees into
				  the quarantined area without a health certificate issued by the State Apiarist
				  based on an inspection within 30 days prior to movement.
(f) All persons who sell, ship, or deliver
				  queen bees, package bees or nuclei in North Carolina must keep records of their
				  acquisitions, sales, shipments or deliveries. These records must show contents
				  of shipments; where sold, shipped, or delivered; to whom sold, shipped or
				  delivered; and the date sold, shipped or delivered. These records must be kept
				  for three years after the transaction and must be made available to any North
				  Carolina Department of Agriculture apiary inspector on request. All persons who
				  sell, ship, or deliver either queen bees, package bees, or nuclei in North
				  Carolina must obtain a permit from the Plant Industry Division of the North
				  Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-638;
					 106-639;
Eff. January
					 1, 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0250 - HEALTH CERTIFICATES

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The State Apiarist shall grant health certificates as
					 follows:
(1) For queen breeders,
				  package bee shippers, and nuclei producers in North Carolina:
(a) The beekeeper shall have an inspector
				  inspect all of the bees owned or operated by the beekeeper at least one time a
				  year at a time the bees are actively rearing brood;
(b) All frames of brood shall be inspected in
				  each hive;
(c) If no disease is
				  found, the State Apiarist shall issue a North Carolina health certificate dated
				  to expire 12 months after issuance;
(d) If disease is found the disease shall be
				  suppressed by destruction of hives or eradicated by fumigation;
(e) The inspector must wait 30 days after the
				  disease has been eradicated or suppressed before performing a re-inspection of
				  remaining hives for health certification purposes; and
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0251 - COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT

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(a) A compliance
				  agreement may be made between the State Apiarist and those rearing bees for
				  sale provided the shipper agrees to:
(1)
				  Notify the State Apiarist of bees shipped into or within North Carolina, the
				  date shipped, and the destination;
(2) Not use chemotherapy to mask the presence
				  of disease;
(3) Not exchange used
				  frames in the operation;
(4) Have
				  all of his bees inspected twice a year when brood is present, and at intervals
				  no less than 90 days, and send the State Apiarist copies of health
				  certification issued; and
(5) Meet
				  all other conditions provided for by the rules in this Section.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0252 - EXPOSURE OF DISEASED MATERIALS

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(a) No one
				  shall knowingly expose bees, bee products, or equipment which is known to be
				  infested with a contagious and infectious bee disease in such a manner as to be
				  accessible to robber bees.
(b) When
				  a colony of bees dies as a result of disease, the beekeeper shall seal or close
				  the colony to prevent robber bees from carrying disease to healthy
				  colonies.
(c) If apiary products or
				  equipment that are infested with infectious disease are mixed with uninfected
				  products or equipment, the entire lot is considered infested.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-638;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0253 - INFESTED APIARY MATERIAL LIABLE TO DESTRUCTION

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(a) Anyone
				  possessing bees, apiary products, or equipment that is infested or infected
				  with infectious and contagious bee disease or disorders must disinfect or
				  sterilize such bees, apiary products, or equipment in such a manner as to
				  prevent propagation or spread hazard of the disease.
(b) If bees, equipment, or apiary products
				  that are infested or infected with infectious and contagious bee diseases or
				  disorders are not disinfected or sterilized the inspector shall take measures
				  to eradicate such bee diseases or disorders at the expense of the
				  beekeeper.
(c) If sterilization
				  treatments or fumigations are not available or acceptable to the beekeeper,
				  bees, apiary products, or equipment that are infested with contagious and
				  infectious bee diseases or disorders shall be destroyed by the State Apiarist
				  or inspector.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-639;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0254 - DESTRUCTION OF BEES: APIARY PRODUCTS OR EQUIPMENT

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(a) The
				  inspector shall consider all factors and make the determination as to whether
				  the bees, apiary products, or equipment can be safely sterilized or
				  disinfected.
(b) This Rule shall be
				  enforced for diseases as listed in this Section.
(c) The inspector shall consider all
				  treatments approved by the United States Environmental Protection Agency,
				  including drug therapy and fumigation, in making the safe sterilization
				  determination.
(d) The destruction
				  or disposition of bees and equipment shall be conducted under the supervision
				  of the inspector.
(e) The
				  destruction of a beehive shall be performed as is described in "Agricultural
				  Extension Beekeeping Note No. 2.01," January 2007, published by North Carolina
				  State University's Cooperative Extension Service, including subsequent
				  amendments and editions, or in "Beekeeping Basics," Mid-Atlantic Apiculture
				  Research and Extension Consortium, 2004, including subsequent amendments and
				  editions. Copies of these documents are available for inspection at the North
				  Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Plant Industry
				  Division office located at 216 West Jones Street, Raleigh, NC 27603. They may
				  also be obtained online at
				  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/apiculture/PDF%20files/2.01.pdfand
http://pubs.cas.psu.edu/FreePubs/pdfs/agrs93.pdf
.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-639;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0255 - FUMIGATION OR STERILIZATION OF APIARY EQUIPMENT

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(a) The
				  State Apiarist shall allow fumigation or sterilization of diseased bee
				  equipment in lieu of destruction when fumigation or sterilization is sufficient
				  to eliminate the disease or disorder.
(b) The State Apiarist shall, at the request
				  of the beekeeper, provide and operate the chamber for fumigation of diseased
				  bee equipment in lieu of destruction, when fumigation or sterilization is
				  sufficient to eliminate the disease or disorder. When the beekeeper makes such
				  a request, the beekeeper shall pay for the cost of the fumigant.
(c) The State Apiarist shall dispose of
				  honey, wax, or bee equipment abandoned in connection with the fumigation
				  program in a manner such that there is no disease spread hazard.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-639;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0256 - CLEAN-UP AREAS

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(a) When in the
				  opinion of the Commissioner action is necessary to prevent or check the spread
				  of bee diseases or disorders he may designate areas or counties as "clean" or
				  under a "clean-up campaign" for designated diseases or disorders and prohibit
				  the movement of bees and equipment into or from these areas, except when they
				  have been inspected within 60 days of the time they are to be moved, and found
				  apparently free of the designated diseases or disorders, and a certificate of
				  inspection issued.
(b) The
				  following types of clean-up areas may be designated and the diseases or
				  disorders regulated in the areas:
(1) areas
				  where bees are moved to or concentrated at certain times of the year such as
				  apple and blueberry pollinating areas;
(2) areas with a concentration of bee
				  disease;
(3) areas around queen or
				  package bee rearing sites;
(4)
				  areas around an infestation of a disease new to the state;
(5) any other area where disease clean-up is
				  needed at the time.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0257 - DISEASED APIARIES QUARANTINED

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(a) Any
				  apiary or colony of bees infected with contagious and infectious diseases,
				  disorders, or conditions prescribed in the rules in this Section shall be
				  placed under quarantine by the State Apiarist or inspector. Such quarantine
				  becomes effective upon a verbal or written notice to the person in charge of
				  the bees from the State Apiarist or inspector and remains in effect until the
				  inspector has determined that the disease is eradicated or under control to his
				  satisfaction.
(b) The movement or
				  transportation of any and all colonies of bees, apiary equipment, queen bees,
				  nuclei, combs, or other diseased materials from a quarantined apiary or colony
				  is prohibited.
(c) A quarantine
				  zone shall exist within a radius of two miles around the diseased apiary or
				  colony of bees. No bees may be moved from a quarantine zone until after they
				  have been inspected and found to be apparently free from disease.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-638 through
					 106-639;
Eff. January
					 1, 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0258 - EXTERIOR QUARANTINE

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The Commissioner shall quarantine areas outside of North
					 Carolina when he has reason to believe that a bee of the genus Apis other than
					 Apis mellifera or a bee disease or disorder that is not established throughout
					 North Carolina exists in that area and that importation of honeybees or
					 beekeeping equipment present an introduction hazard to North Carolina
					 beekeeping.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-640;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0259 - DISEASES AND DISORDERS OF SPECIAL CONCERN

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The following diseases, disorders, and conditions are of
					 special concern to beekeeping in North Carolina. These are prescribed for
					 special regulatory action as referenced in the rules in this Section:
(1) American foulbrood disease, Paenibacillus
				  larvae;
(2) Chalkbrood disease,
				  Ascosphaera apis;
(3) Any bee
				  disease or disorder which, in the opinion of and so declared by the
				  Commissioner, constitutes a threat to the bee and honey industry in North
				  Carolina;
(4) Any bee of the genus
				  Apis other than Apis mellifera;
(5)
				  Any bees, beekeeping equipment or products that have been moved or used in
				  violation of North Carolina bee and honey statutes and rules;
(6) Genetic material of exotic strains of
				  bees;
(7) Honeybee tracheal mite,
				  Acarapis woodi, Rennie;
(8)
				  Africanized bee - Hybrids of Apis mellifera scutellata;
(9) Varroa mite - Varroa destructor;
				  and
(10) Small Hive Beetle -
				  Aethina tumida.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-640;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0260 - CERTIFICATION OF POLLINATION CONDITIONS

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At the request of either a beekeeper or a grower renting
					 bees for pollination, and with knowledge of both parties, the State Apiarist
					 shall inspect each colony for colony strength and condition of bees rented or
					 provided for pollination, and shall make a certification of his or her findings
					 available to both parties.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-636;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0261 - ABANDONED BEES OR BEE EQUIPMENT

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The State Apiarist, upon permission of the property owner
					 or manager, may take possession and care for an apiary or honeybee colonies
					 left untended on the property of another for a period of 12
					 months.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-639;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0262 - REGISTRATION OF HONEYBEE COLONIES

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(a)
				  Beekeepers requesting notification of an applicator who applies pesticides by
				  using aircraft in compliance with Federal Aviation Administration regulations
				  under Title 14 CFR Part 137 shall register such a request in accordance with
				  the provisions of this subsection.
(b) Registering agency. The Plant Industry
				  Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
				  shall be responsible for the registration of honeybees and making registration
				  information available to aerial applicators.
(c) Registration procedure:
(1) Beekeepers desiring advance notification
				  of pesticide application under these procedures shall register their apiaries
				  with the registering agency. The registration period shall be from January 1 to
				  December 31 of each year;
(2)
				  Beekeepers may register their bees at any time of the year but registration
				  shall not be effective until the registration revisions have been distributed
				  to aerial applicators;
(3) The
				  registration will expire on December 31 of each year and must be renewed each
				  year;
(4) The Plant Industry
				  Division will distribute a list of registration revisions by U.S. mail on the
				  first of March, July, and October to all aerial applicators licensed in North
				  Carolina and the revisions will be effective on the fifth day of the month.
				  When deemed necessary by the state apiarist due to pesticide use patterns, a
				  special registration list may be distributed more frequently;
(5) Registration must be on forms provided by
				  the Plant Industry Division and are available from the North Carolina
				  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Plant Industry Division, 1060
				  Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-1060; Apiculturist, Entomology
				  Department, NC State University, Campus Box 7613, Raleigh, NC 27696 and all
				  agricultural extension offices. The names, addresses, and phone numbers of
				  persons authorized to receive notification must be of people within North
				  Carolina and of such nature that the aerial applicator or his representative
				  can easily give notification of planned application of pesticide; an
				  alternative notification procedure must be provided by beekeepers who are away
				  from primary notification address for periods in excess of 24 hours. Beekeepers
				  who cannot be contacted or notified of intent to spray for periods of time in
				  excess of 24 hours are hereby declared not properly registered; and
(6) A registration fee of ten dollars
				  ($10.00) must be paid for each registration.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0263 - PERMIT TO SELL BEES

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(a) The Plant
				  Industry Division of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer
				  Services shall issue permits to individuals, corporations, or firms intending
				  to sell honeybees in North Carolina.
(b) Permitting procedure:
(1) Individuals, corporations, or firms
				  desiring to sell bees in North Carolina shall apply annually for a permit. The
				  permitting period is from January 1 to December 31 of each year. Permit
				  applications must be on a form provided by the Plant Industry Division. Permit
				  application forms are available from the following:
(A) North Carolina Department of Agriculture
				  and Consumer Services, Plant Industry Division, 1060 Mail Service Center,
				  Raleigh, NC 27699-1060; and
(B)
				  available on-line at NCDA&CS, Plant Industry Division, Plant Protection
				  website;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0264 - FORMS

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Forms needed to implement the provisions of the rules in
					 this Section shall be provided by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture
					 and Consumer Services, Plant Protection Section as needed.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-641;
Eff. January 1,
					 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0200 - HONEY AND BEE INDUSTRY › Section 48A .0265 - AFRICANIZED BEE/VARROA MITE CLEAN UP AREA

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(a) To prevent
				  introduction of the Africanized bee (hybrids of Apis mellifera scutellata) and
				  the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) into North Carolina through the ports at
				  Morehead City and Wilmington, Africanized bee/Varroa mite clean up areas are
				  hereby established at these ports.
(b) The clean up areas are the areas
				  encompassed within a two mile radius with center at the western terminus of
				  Morehead City-Beaufort Bridge on U.S. 70 in Morehead City, North Carolina and
				  within a two mile radius with center at the western terminus of Shipyard
				  Boulevard in Wilmington, North Carolina.
(c) These areas are hereby declared bee-free
				  areas. No bees shall be kept or husbanded in these areas without permission of
				  the State Apiarist. Apiary inspectors are authorized to take and destroy any
				  bees found in these areas including bees on ships or in cargo. No one shall
				  transport or ship bees into or from these areas unless they are part of a bee
				  shipment through the ports. Any cargo containing bees shall not be removed from
				  the area until declared bee-free by an Apiary Inspector. No one shall capture
				  or take a swarm of bees from the area. Bees and their progeny taken from the
				  area are subject to destruction without regard to whether they are Africanized
				  or not.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-639;
					 106-640;
Eff. January
					 1, 2011;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0300 - EXTERIOR PESTS › Section 48A .0301 - DEFINITIONS

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For the purpose of this Section the following words and
					 terms shall be construed respectively to mean:
(1) Compliance Agreement. A written agreement
				  between an individual or concern dealing in or moving regulated articles and
				  the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Plant Industry Division, wherein
				  the former agrees to comply with conditions specified in the agreement to
				  prevent the establishment or dissemination of an exterior pest;
(2) Exterior Agency. Any governmental unit
				  having authority under the law to quarantine or regulate plant pests. Such
				  units shall include the federal government agencies, states and foreign
				  countries;
(3) Exterior Pest. Any
				  plant pest in any stage of development that is under quarantine or regulated by
				  an exterior agency that is not known to be established or has recently been
				  found established in North Carolina, or any plant pest not known to be under
				  such regulation, but which available information indicates to be a potentially
				  serious plant pest in North Carolina;
(4) Inspector. Any authorized employee of the
				  North Carolina Department of Agriculture, Plant Industry Division, or any other
				  person authorized by the Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce the provisions
				  of this quarantine and regulations supplemental thereto;
(5) Regulated Article. Any object, article,
				  product, or commodity which meets one or more of the following criteria:
(a) Is designated as a regulated article by
				  an exterior agency;
(b) Is found
				  infested with an exterior pest;
(c)
				  Is susceptible to infestation and has been exposed or which an inspector has
				  reasonable ground to believe has been exposed to an exterior pest;
(d) Is an exterior pest;
(e) The Plant Pest Administrator has
				  reasonable ground to believe to be infested with or transporting an exterior
				  pest;
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 48 - PLANT INDUSTRY › Subchapter A - PLANT PROTECTION › Section .0300 - EXTERIOR PESTS › Section 48A .0302 - CONDITIONS GOVERNING MOVEMENT OF REGULATED ARTICLES

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Regulated articles shall not be moved into, within or from
					 North Carolina nor shall they be processed, planted or propagated except under
					 conditions stipulated by the Commissioner of Agriculture or his agent. Such
					 conditions shall be consistent with the quarantine requirements of the exterior
					 agency and shall be designed to prevent establishment or dissemination of the
					 pest in North Carolina. Regulated articles shall be accompanied by valid
					 certificates or inspection tags issued by the exterior agency of origin when
					 such certificates are required under the quarantine or regulations of such
					 agency.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-65.45;
					 106-65.46;
					 106-284.18;
					 106-420;
Eff. January
					 1, 1985;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. March 24,
					 2019.