State v. Williamson

The appellant, Gary Williamson, appeals from the judgment of the Champaign County Municipal Court finding him guilty of failing to register bees in violation of R.C. 909.02. The appellant was fined $15 and costs. The sentence was stayed pending this appeal.

In his first assignment of error, the appellant contends that R.C. 909.02 has no application to him because he possessed the bees for a private purpose and he is not in the business of cultivating bees.

Paul Reuter, an Ohio Wildlife Officer, testified he went to the appellant’s residence on a report that bees were kept at that location. He…