Beekeepers Development Plan Regulations (R.R.S. c. A-15.21 Reg. 5). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Saskatchewan Document type Regulation Date 2006 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Livestock Keyword Apiculture/sericulture Internal trade Research International trade Standards Data collection/reporting Institution Policy/planning Animal production Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Entry into force notes The present Regulations enter into force on 15 March 2006. Abstract The present Regulations enact the Agri-Food Act, 2004. Section 3 establishes the Beekeepers Development Plan. The purpose of the beekeepers plan is to develop the bee and bee products industry in Saskatchewan. The specific purposes of the beekeepers plan are: a) to assist in the development and promotion of bees and bee products in the domestic and international marketplaces; b) to conduct and encourage research on: i) the production, market development and processing of bees and bee products; and ii) the consumption of bee products; c) to develop procedures to maximize returns to registered beekeepers; d) to advise governments on matters pertaining to bees and bee products research and development; e) to gather, compile and distribute information related to the production, consumption and market development of bees and bee products; f) to encourage the production of uniformly high-quality bees and bee products; g) to promote harmony and communication within the bee and bee products industry; h) to initiate and implement advertising programs, sales promotion programmes and consumer education programmes to expand awareness and demand for bees and bee products; i) to establish a system of collecting check-offs on the production, marketing or production and marketing of bees and bee products for the purpose of carrying out the objectives of the beekeepers plan; and j) to work in co-operation with any persons or organizations that have objectives similar to those of the beekeepers plan. Section 7 establishes the Saskatchewan Beekeepers Development Commission. The text consists of 40 sections divided into 8 Parts as follows: Title and interpretation (I); Beekeepers Plan (II); Commission (III); Registration (IV); Check-offs (V); Commission Orders (VI); Elections (VII); Transitional and coming into force (VIII). Full text English Website www.qp.gov.sk.ca References - Legislation Implements Agri-Food Act, 2004 (S.S. 2004, c. A-15.21). Legislation | Canada | 2004 (2014) Keyword: Basic legislation, Agricultural development, Agricultural commodities, Institution, Offences/penalties, Internal trade, International trade, Standards Source: FAO, FAOLEX