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article is to safeguard and promote this agricultural activity by identifying generally accepted apiary management practices for beekeeping. Adherence to these practices will promote healthy apiaries, prevent undesirable bee behavior, mitigate infestations of apiary pests, and deter hive abandonment. Further, through this article, it is the council's intention to establish that chapter 165, Hawai`i Revised Statutes,the Hawai`i right to farm act, applies to apiaries and individuals involved in the production of apiary products, where applicable. Section 4-5-2. Scope. This article establishes generally accepted apiary management practices for beekeeping within zoning districts in the County that permit apiaries. Nothing in this article is intended to conflict with any State or Federal law. Section 4-5-3. Definitions. As used in this article, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended: "Apiary"means a site where one or more colonies of bees and beehives are kept and maintained. "Bee" or"honeybee"means all life stages of the common domesticated honeybee European subspecies Apis Mellifera. This definition does not include wasps, hornets,African subspecies, or Africanized hybrids. "Beekeeper"means a person who intentionally owns, operates, maintains, possesses or otherwise is in charge of an apiary. "Colony" means an aggregate of bees consisting principally of workers,but having, when perfect, one queen and at times drones, brood, combs, and honey. "Disease"means any condition adversely affecting bees or their brood, which may become epidemic, including without limitation, bacteria, viruses or invertebrate pests and the presence of undesirable genetic characteristics including those associated with Apis mellifera scutellata or hybrids of this subspecies. "Flyover barrier"means a solid wall, fence, or dense vegetation, or combination thereof. that encourages honeybees to fly over rather than through the barrier. "Hive"means a moveable frame structure of housing for a bee colony. Section 4-5-4. Generally accepted apiary management practices. (a) Beekeepers shall, to the best of their ability, maintain a healthy colony of bees by adhering to generally accepted apiary management practices as set forth in this section. (b) These generally accepted apiary management practices encompass, but are not limited to, the following: 2