Licensing and Arbitration Regulations

2.01 These Regulations do not apply to dealers who

• (a) market only agricultural products that they grow themselves;

• (b) market only agricultural products purchased within the province where their business is located;

• (c) market agricultural products directly to consumers, if the total invoice value of the products during the preceding calendar year

  • (i) is less than $230,000, in the case where the dealer engaged in that activity during the whole year, or

  • (ii) would be less than $230,000 when calculated on a pro rata basis, in the case where the dealer did not engage in that activity during the whole year;

• (d) negotiate on behalf of purchasers or sellers the purchase or sale of agricultural products if the total invoice value of the products during the preceding calendar year

  • (i) is less than $230,000, in the case where the dealer engaged in that activity during the whole year, or

  • (ii) would be less than $230,000 when calculated on a pro rata basis, in the case where the dealer did not engage in that activity during the whole year; or

• (e) are members of the Fruit and Vegetable Dispute Resolution Corporation — a corporation incorporated under Part II of the Canada Corporations Act, being chapter C-32 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1970 — in accordance with the by-laws of that Corporation.