Oat Development Plan Regulations (R.R.S. c. A-15.21 Reg. 6).

Subject

Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants

Keyword

Cereals/grains/rice Food quality control/food safety Standards Institution Inspection Internal trade Research Data collection/reporting Policy/planning Agricultural commodities Plant production Crops/grasses Planting material/seeds

Geographical area

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

Entry into force notes

The present Regulation enters into force on 12 April 2006.

Abstract

The present Regulations enact the Agri-Food Act, 2004. Section 3 establishes the Oat Development Plan. The purpose of the oat plan is to develop the oat industry in Saskatchewan. The specific purposes of the oat plan are: a) to assist in the development and promotion of oats and oat products in the domestic and international marketplaces; b) to conduct and encourage research on production, market development, processing and consumption of oats and oat products; c) to develop procedures to maximize returns to registered oat producers; d) to advise governments on matters pertaining to oat research and development; e) to gather, compile and distribute information related to the production, consumption and market development of oats and oat products; f) to encourage the production of uniformly high-quality oats and oat products; g) to promote harmony and communication within the oat industry; h) to initiate and implement advertising programmes, sales promotion programmes and consumer education programmes to expand awareness and demand for oats and oat products; i) to establish a system of collecting check-offs on the production, marketing or production and marketing of oats for the purpose of carrying out the objectives of the oat plan; and j) to work in co-operation with any persons or organizations that have objectives similar to those of the oat plan. Section 7 establishes the Saskatchewan Oat Development Commission. The text consists of 39 sections divided into 8 Parts as follows: Title and interpretation (I); Oat 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