R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 79: LEVIES OR CHARGES - CHICKEN

Commodity Boards and Marketing Agencies Act
Loi sur les agences de commercialisation et les commissions de produits agricoles

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 79

LEVIES OR CHARGES — CHICKEN

Consolidation Period: From December 31, 1990 to the e-Laws currency date.

No amendments.

This Regulation is made in English only.

1. In this Regulation,

“chicken” means chicken and parts thereof produced in Ontario;

“marketing agency” means the Canadian Chicken Marketing Agency constituted under the Farm Products Marketing Agencies Act (Canada). R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 79, s. 1.

2. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the Lieutenant Governor in Council hereby grants to the marketing agency, in relation to the marketing of chicken locally within Ontario, authority to fix, impose and collect levies or charges from persons engaged in the production of chicken in Ontario and for such purpose to classify such persons into groups and fix the levies or charges payable by the members of the different groups in different amounts, and to use such levies or charges for the purposes of the marketing agency including the creation of reserves, the payment of expenses and losses resulting from the sale or disposal of any chicken and the equalization or adjustment among producers of chicken of money realized from the sale thereof during such period or periods of time as the marketing agency may determine. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 79, s. 2 (1).

(2) It is a condition of the grant of authority under subsection (1) that the marketing agency not fix, impose or collect a levy or charge of more than 50 cents per kilogram of chicken, live weight. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 79, s. 2 (2).

(3) The grant of authority under subsection (1) does not include the authority to fix, impose and collect levies or charges granted to The Ontario Chicken Producers’ Marketing Board by Regulation 80 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 79, s. 2 (3).

3. Any person who receives chicken shall deduct from the money payable for the chicken any levies or charges payable to the marketing agency by the person from whom the chicken is received and shall forward such levies or charges to the Canadian Chicken Marketing Agency, or its agent designated for that purpose, not later than ten days from the last day of the week in which the chicken is received. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 79, s. 3.

4. The marketing agency shall, at any time during normal office hours, make available to such auditor as the Minister of Agriculture and Food may designate, all books of account, records and documents relating to the receipt of funds under this Regulation and expenditures made by the marketing agency of money derived in whole or in part from funds received by the marketing agency under this Regulation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 79, s. 4.