O. Reg. 697/20: LEVIES OR CHARGES - TURKEY

 

ontario regulation 697/20

made under the

Commodity Boards and Marketing Agencies Act

Made: November 27, 2020
Filed: December 1, 2020
Published on e-Laws: December 1, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 19, 2020

Amending O. Reg. 68/98

(LEVIES OR CHARGES - TURKEY)

1. (1) Subsection 2 (1) of Ontario Regulation 68/98 is amended by striking out “Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4)” at the beginning and substituting “Subject to subsections (2), (3), (3.1) and (4)”.

(2) Subsection 2 (1) of the Regulation, as amended by subsection (1), is amended by striking out “Subject to subsections (2), (3), (3.1) and (4)” at the beginning and substituting “Subject to subsections (2) and (4)”.

(3) Clause 2 (1) (a) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “or in the processing”.

(4) Subsections 2 (2) and (3) of the Regulation are revoked and the following substituted:

(2) A marketing agency shall not use its authority under clause (1) (a) to fix, impose or collect a levy or charge from persons engaged in the production of turkey in Ontario except if the levy or charge does not exceed 1.8 cents per kilogram of turkey, live weight, subject to subsection (3.1).

(3) A marketing agency shall not use its authority under clause (1) (a) to fix, impose or collect a levy or charge from persons engaged in the processing of turkey in Ontario except in accordance with subsection (3.1).

(3.1) Until December 31, 2023, a marketing agency may fix, impose or collect a levy or charge of not more than 1.25 cents per kilogram of turkey, live weight, under clause (1) (a), for the purpose of funding a national marketing program for turkey which includes the marketing of turkey locally in Ontario, and the levy or charge may be imposed on and collected from,

(a) persons engaged in the production of turkey in Ontario, in addition to the levy or charge fixed, imposed or collected under subsection (2); and

(b) processors who are engaged in the slaughter of turkeys in Ontario and are registered or licensed to do so under section 20 or 21 of the Safe Food for Canadians Act (Canada).

(5) Subsection 2 (2) of the Regulation, as remade by subsection (4), is amended by striking out “subject to subsection (3.1)” at the end.

(6) Subsections 2 (3) and (3.1) of the Regulation, as remade and made by subsection (4), are revoked.

(7) Subsection 2 (4) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “The Ontario Turkey Producers’ Marketing Board” and substituting “Turkey Farmers of Ontario”.

2. Subsection 3 (1) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “the Ontario Turkey Producers’ Marketing Board” and substituting “the marketing agency or its agent designated for that purpose”.

Commencement

3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

(2) Subsections 1 (2), (3), (5) and (6) come into force on January 1, 2024.