(Consolidated up to 23/2007)

ALBERTA REGULATION 281/96

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act

ALBERTA PORK PRODUCERS’ AUTHORIZATION REGULATION

Definitions

1   In this Regulation,

                                 (a)    “Act” means the Marketing of Agricultural Products Act;

                                 (b)    “Corporation” means the Alberta Pork Producers’ Development Corporation;

                                 (c)    “hogs” means hogs as defined in the Plan;

                                 (d)    “Plan” means the Alberta Pork Producers’ Plan Regulation;

                                 (e)    “producer” means a producer as defined in the Plan.

AR 281/96 s1;158/2001

Regulations made under section 26 of the Act

2   For the purposes of enabling the Corporation to operate the Plan, the Corporation is hereby authorized under section 26 of the Act to make regulations

                                 (a)    requiring producers engaged in the production or marketing, or both, of hogs to register their names and addresses with the Corporation;

                                 (b)    requiring any person who produces, markets or processes hogs to furnish to the Corporation any information or record relating to the production, marketing or processing of the hogs that the Corporation considers necessary;

                                 (c)    requiring persons to be licenced under the Plan before they become engaged in the marketing or processing of hogs;

                                 (d)    prohibiting persons from engaging in the marketing or processing, as the case may be, of hogs except under the authority of a licence issued by the Corporation;

                                 (e)    governing the issuance, suspension or cancellation of a licence issued under the Plan;

                                  (f)    providing for

                                           (i)    the assessment, charging and collection of service charges from producers from time to time for the purposes of the Plan, and

                                          (ii)    the taking of legal action to enforce payment of the service charges and licence fees, as the case may be;

                                 (g)    requiring any person who receives any hogs from a producer

                                           (i)    to deduct from the money payable to the producer any service charges payable by the producer to the Corporation, and

                                          (ii)    to forward the amount deducted to the Corporation;

                                 (h)    providing for the use of any class of service charges, licence fees, levies or other money payable to or received by the Corporation for the purpose of paying its expenses and administering the Plan and the regulations made by the Corporation;

                                  (i)    permitting the Corporation to exercise any one or more of the powers that are vested in a co‑operative association under the Co‑operative Associations Act.

AR 281/96 s2;158/2001;243/2002

3   Repealed AR 158/2001 s4.

Repeal

4   Regulations Relating to the Implementation of the Alberta Pork Producers’ Marketing Plan 1968 (Alta. Reg. 28/72) are repealed.

Expiry

5   For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be re‑passed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on September 30, 2012.

AR 281/96 s5;158/2001;23/2007