ontario regulation 237/21

made under the

Milk Act

Made: March 26, 2021
Filed: March 31, 2021
Published on e-Laws: March 31, 2021
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: April 17, 2021

Amending Reg. 761 of R.R.O. 1990

(MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS)

1. Clause 34.4 (2) (b) of Regulation 761 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked and the following substituted:

(b)  Ontario Regulation 444/19 (Standards of Care and Administrative Requirements) made under the Provincial Animal Welfare Services Act, 2019; and

2. (1) Clause 52 (1) (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and somatic cell content”.

(2) Section 52 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3) At least once in each month, the milk of every producer shall be tested for somatic cell content by an official method at a laboratory approved by the Director.

3. The Regulation is amended by adding the following section:

125.2 (1) Despite subsection 88 (3), any milk and cream grader’s certificate or bulk tank milk grader’s certificate that, but for this subsection, would expire on a day that falls on or after the day this section comes into force, but before December 31, 2021, shall not expire on that day but shall continue in effect for a further 12 months after that day.

(2) Despite subsection 96 (3), any licence to operate a plant that, but for this subsection, would expire on June 30, 2021 shall not expire on that day but shall continue in effect until October 31, 2021.

(3) Despite the continuation of a licence to operate a plant under subsection (2) and despite subsection 95 (4), if the holder of the licence that is continued until October 31, 2021 wishes the licence to be renewed after October 31, 2021, the holder of the licence shall submit an application for the renewal to the Director on or before May 1, 2021.

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

Made by:
Pris par :

Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission:
La Commission de commercialisation des produits agricoles de l’Ontario :

Amy Cronin

Chair / Présidente – Farm Products Mktg Commission

Douglas Reddick

Secretary to the Commission / Secrétaire de la Commission

Date made: March 26, 2021
Pris le : 26 mars 2021