Hello All, This past spring the Minister of Agriculture in British Columbia Canada introduced the Farm Practices Protection (Right to Farm) Act which is designed to "protect farmers who follow acceptable farming standards, assist local governments in planning for agriculture and improve relationships between farm/non-farm neighbours." Part of the process involves developing standards for normal farm practice which could be used as a basis for assessing whether a practice is a nuisance. Cross-industry standards will be developed but some commodity groups will be involved in developing specific standards for their industries. The British Columbia Honey Producers' Association is contemplating the development of beekeeping standards and have asked me to pull together some background material for the annual general meeting this fall. If any of you have such things as beekeeping ordinances, local by-laws, codes of conduct and (too much to hope) standards of practice for beekeeping I would much appreciate receiving copies. Please send your response to me at the adress below. I can then make arrangements for postage if necessary. Thanks for your time, John Gates, Apiculture Specialist B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 4607, 23rd. St. Vernon, B.C. Canada, V1T 4K7 Ph:( 604) 549-5580 fax:(604) 549-5488 Internet:[log in to unmask]