Under the Biosecurity (Varroa (South Island) Beekeeper Levy) Order 2005, the Varroa Agency Incorporated hereby notifies its levy for the 2005–2006 levy year.
The Varroa Agency Incorporated is the management agency for the National (South Island) Varroa Pest Management Strategy.
This strategy is partly funded by the above levy, imposed on beekeepers owning beehives in the South Island.
The Varroa Agency Incorporated has set the levy for the levy year commencing 1 June 2005 and ending 30 May 2006 at
$2.00 per hive plus G.S.T.
or a total payment of
$10.00 plus G.S.T. for beekeepers owning fewer than five hives.
The amount is calculated on the number of registered beehives owned by the beekeeper as recorded at 31 March 2005 on the apiary register maintained under the Biosecurity (National American Foulbrood Pest Management Strategy) Order 1998.