Farm Producers Act (R.S.Q., c. P-28). Country/Territory Canada Territorial subdivision Québec Document type Legislation Date 1972 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development Keyword Farming Family farming Agricultural commodities Certification Internal trade Inspection Offences/penalties Cooperative/producer organization Agricultural development Geographical area Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic Abstract The present Act lays down provisions relating to producers of agricultural products. The Act contains at the outset a definition clause relating to various terms employed therein, such as "association", "certified association", “federation”, “specialized federation”, “syndicate”, “marketing”, “board”, “joint plan”, “producer”, “agricultural product”. Section 2 establishes that a producer is entitled to join a syndicate of his choice provided that it consists of producers engaged in the same form of production as himself. The text consists of 58 sections divided into 12 Parts as follows: Definitions (I); Right of association (II); Certification (III); Referendums (IV); Effects of certification (V); Revocation (VI); Affiliation (VII); Assessments and contributions (VIII); Collection (IX); Inspection (X); The Board (XI); Penal provisions (XII). Full text English Website www.gouv.qc.ca References - Legislation Implemented by Crop Health Protection Act (R.S.Q. c. P-42.1). Legislation | Canada | 2008 (2016) Keyword: Plant production, Plant protection, Pests/diseases, Crops/grasses, Inspection, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX