Oregon (OR)
On the runs: Pacific Northwest / Intermountain to California
Record held: 23 fields — 13 published, 10 not published / not yet checked.
This is a thin record because the state publishes little of this layer. What it publishes is below; every field it does not publish is marked plainly instead of filled in. A short page with honest gaps is the right page for this state.
Regulator
StateOregon
RegulatorOregon Department of Agriculture — Insect Pest Prevention and Management Program
Regulator typeDepartment of agriculture division (dept-of-agriculture-division)
Regulator contactOregon Department of Agriculture — Insect Pest Prevention and Management Program, 635 Capitol Street NE, Salem, OR 97301 • 503-986-4550 • info@oda.oregon.gov (ODA Bees and Apiaries page).
Instruments
Registration (registration · issued by the destination side)
Fee$10 (per-application) — ODA Bees and Apiaries page: the registration fee charged is $10 per application + $0.50 per colony; the application fee rises to $20 after July 1 (per-colony fee unchanged at $0.50). ORS 602.090 statutory caps: the fee may not exceed $10 per application + $0.50 per colony, and after July 1 may not exceed $20 per application + $0.50 per colony, with the department setting fees by rule within those caps; no fee is charged for a nucleus colony.
Validity windowAnnual registration: the application is made before June 1 of each year and covers each colony the person owns or is in charge of (ORS 602.090).
Notice deadlineThe registration application must be made before June 1 each year; the higher application fee applies to applications made after July 1 (ORS 602.090).
Lead timeNot published / not yet checked
What the certificate must stateThe application is made on a form furnished by the department and covers each colony; it gives the owner's address and telephone number and the name, address, and telephone number of the person in charge of the colonies (ORS 602.090). ODA publishes that the colonies counted are the highest number of full-strength colonies managed in the state during the previous year, before the June 1 deadline.
Origin history requiredNot published / not yet checked
Who applies / who signsEvery person owning or in charge of five or more colonies of bees in Oregon must register with the Department of Agriculture (ORS 602.090). Registration is not required for fewer than five colonies, and nucleus hives do not require registration; registration may be made online or in person at 635 Capitol Street NE, Salem (ODA Bees and Apiaries page). On a transfer of colony ownership, the registration is transferred without charge (ORS 602.090).
Advance notice (beehive-importation-form · issued by the destination side)
FeeNot published / not yet checked
Validity windowNot published / not yet checked
Notice deadlineNot published / not yet checked
Lead timeNot published / not yet checked
What the certificate must stateODA's beehive importation form (Survey123) collects information about the health of incoming hives; ODA publishes that the form allows its IPPM program to better understand the condition of incoming colonies and to monitor potential pest or disease concerns (ODA Bees and Apiaries page, 'Bringing Bees from Out of State').
Origin history requiredNot published / not yet checked
Who applies / who signsBeekeepers bringing bees into Oregon from out of state. ODA's published wording is a request — it asks incoming beekeepers to fill out the beehive importation form; the page publishes no entry permit or health-certificate requirement for bringing bees into Oregon (ODA Bees and Apiaries page).
Moving bees — the rules around the instruments
Passing throughNot published / not yet checked
Border and destination inspectionNot published / not yet checked
County layerORS 602.045: a local government may adopt ordinances regulating residential beekeeping consistent with the best-management practices in ORS 602.035, and may charge a reasonable fee for registering hives in residential areas, not to exceed the amount the department charges for colony registration. ODA's Bees and Apiaries page states that ODA does not have regulatory authority over domestic bee hives and directs hive concerns to city and county ordinances.
Recognition of other states' certificatesNot published / not yet checked
Consequences, as publishedViolation of ORS 602.090 or 602.190, or of rules adopted under them, is a Class B misdemeanor (ORS 602.990).
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