Forest Products Marketing Boards Levies Regulation - Natural Products Act (N.B. Reg. 2005-104).

Subject

Agricultural & rural development, Forestry

Keyword

Agricultural commodities Farming Institution Authorization/permit Internal trade Inspection Royalties/fees Offences/penalties Agricultural development Enforcement/compliance

Geographical area

Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic

Entry into force notes

The present Regulation comes into force on 1 September 2005.

Abstract

The present Regulations enact the Natural Products Act. In particular, the Regulation. Section 3 establishes that a Board is authorized in relation to the marketing or the production and marketing of the regulated products a) to fix levies or charges and to impose them on and collect them from persons engaged in the marketing or the production of the products; b) to classify the persons into groups and fix the levies or charges payable by the members; and c) to use the levies or charges for the purposes of (i) the creation of reserves, (ii) the payment of expenses and losses resulting from the sale or disposal of the regulated product, (iii) the equalization or adjustment among persons engaged in the marketing or the production and marketing of the regulated product of money realized from the sale of the regulated product during such period or periods of time as the board may determine, and iv) promotion and research activities. The text consists of 7 sections.

Full text

English/French

Website

www.gov.nb.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Natural Products Act (S.N.B. 1999, c. N-1.2).

Legislation | Canada | 1999 (2014)

Keyword: Agricultural commodities, Farming, Institution, Authorization/permit, Internal trade, Inspection, Offences/penalties, Agricultural development, Basic legislation, Processing/handling, Transport/storage, Meat, Milk/dairy products, Vegetables/legumes, Standards, Food quality control/food safety, Private forest, Animal production

Source: FAO, FAOLEX