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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

Whereas the Governor in Council has, by the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation (see footnote a), established the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency pursuant to subsection 39(1) (see footnote b) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote c);

Whereas that Agency has been empowered to implement a promotion and research plan pursuant to that Proclamation;

Whereas the proposed Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order is an order of a class to which paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote d) of that Act applies by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval Order (see footnote e), and has been submitted to the National Farm Products Council pursuant to paragraph 42(1)(d) (see footnote f) of that Act;

And whereas, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote g) of that Act, the National Farm Products Council has approved the proposed Order after being satisfied that it is necessary for the implementation of the promotion and research plan that that Agency is authorized to implement;

Therefore, the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency, pursuant to paragraphs 42(1)(d) (see footnote h) and (e) (see footnote i) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote j) and section 10 of the schedule to theCanadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation (see footnote k), makes the annexedBeef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order.

Calgary, August 9, 2016

Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

Interpretation

Definitions

1 The following definitions apply in this Order.

bob calf means any calf other than a feeder calf, a grain-fed calf or a milk-fed calf. (jeune veau)

cull cow means any dairy or beef cow, heifer or bull that has been culled and that is marketed for slaughter. (vache de réforme)

dealer means a person who acts as an agent in the buying or selling of beef cattle and includes auctioneers and auction markets. (négociant)

feeder calf means any beef breed or cross-bred calf that is marketed for the purpose of finishing before slaughter and that has a live weight of at least 135 kg. (veau d’embouche)

grain-fed calf means any calf that is fed mainly grain, that is raised in confinement in buildings designed for such cattle production and that has a live weight before slaughter of 135 to 297 kg. (veau de grain)

imported beef product means a beef product that is imported into Canada and classified under one or more of the Customs Tarifftariff item numbers set out in Schedule 2. (produit de bœuf importé)

importer means any person who imports beef cattle or beef products into Canada. (importateur)

milk-fed calf means any milk-fed calf that is raised in confinement, starting at a weight of under 68 kg, in buildings designed for such cattle production and that has a live weight before slaughter of 135 to 275 kg. (veau de lait)

Definition of collector

2 (1) Subject to subsection (2), in this Order, collector means,

• (a) in Ontario, the Beef Farmers of Ontario;
• (b) in Quebec, the Fédération des producteurs de bovins du Québec;
• (c) in Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers;
• (d) in New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Cattle Producers;
• (e) in Manitoba, the Manitoba Cattle Producers Association;
• (f) in British Columbia, the Cattle Industry Development Council;
• (g) in Prince Edward Island, the Prince Edward Island Cattle Producers;
• (h) in Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association;
• (i) in Alberta, the Alberta Beef Producers; and
• (j) in Newfoundland and Labrador, the Newfoundland and Labrador Cattlemen’s Association.

Other collector

(2) If the Agency appoints a person under subsection 10(5) of the schedule to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation, other than a person referred to in subsection (1), to collect on the Agency’s behalf the levies imposed by this Order for a province, that person is, for the purposes of this Order, the collector for that province.

Interprovincial Trade

Interpretation

3 For the purposes of sections 5 and 7 to 9 and subsection 11(3), if a dealer is involved in the purchase or sale of beef cattle, the reference to “purchaser” must be read as a reference to “dealer”. If more than one dealer is involved in the purchase or sale, the reference is to the dealer who first receives payment of the purchase price.

Levy amount

4 Subject to section 5, a resident of a province set out in column 1 of the table to this section who sells beef cattle in interprovincial trade must pay to the Agency, for each head of beef cattle sold, a levy in the amount set out in column 2.

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