Livestock Feed Assistance Act

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6 The Minister may

• (a) make

  • (i) payments related to the cost of feed grain storage in Eastern Canada, and

  • (ii) payments related to the cost of feed grain transportation,

  to or for the benefit of livestock feeders in accordance with the regulations;

• (b) conduct negotiations with any agency or person involved in feed grain storage or handling for the purpose of reducing or stabilizing the cost of storage and handling and for the purpose of obtaining adequate storage space for feed grain in Eastern Canada;

• (c) allocate space reserved for the Minister’s use in any storage facility among persons requiring feed grain storage facilities in Eastern Canada;

• (d) conduct negotiations for the obtaining of licences for the importation of feed grain into Canada for use outside the designated area and, within the provisions of any such licence obtained in the Minister’s name, contract with feed grain dealers in Canada for the importation of feed grain by them into Canada under the terms of that licence;

• (e) by order served personally or by registered mail, require any person engaged in the business of storing, handling or shipping feed grain in Eastern Canada, British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut, or any livestock feeder, to furnish in writing to the Minister within any reasonable time that may be stipulated in the order, information relating to feed grain consumption, storage, handling, shipping or pricing in Eastern Canada, British Columbia, the Yukon Territory, the Northwest Territories or Nunavut; and

• (f) generally, do and authorize such acts and things as are necessary or incidental to the attainment of the purpose of this Act.

• (g) to (k) [Repealed, 1991, c. 38, s. 17]