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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