Prince Edward Island Chicken Order (C.R.C., c. 225)

Short Title

1 This Order may be cited as the Prince Edward Island Chicken Order.

Interpretation

2 In this Order,

Act

Act means the Prince Edward Island Natural Products Marketing Act; (Loi)

chicken

chicken means a chicken six months of age or less raised or produced in the Province of Prince Edward Island for a purpose other than for egg production; (poulet)

Commodity Board

Commodity Board means the Prince Edward Island Poultry Meat Commodity Marketing Board established pursuant to the Act; (Office de commercialisation)

Plan

Plan means the Prince Edward Island Poultry Meat Commodity Marketing Plan established and amended from time to time pursuant to the Act. (Plan)

Interprovincial and Export Trade

3 The Commodity Board is authorized to regulate the marketing of chickens in interprovincial and export trade and for such purposes may, by order or regulation, with respect to persons and property situated within the Province of Prince Edward Island, exercise all or any powers like the powers exercisable by it in relation to the marketing of chickens locally within that Province under the Act and the Plan.

Levies

4 The Commodity Board is authorized,

• (a) [Revoked, SOR/80-90]

• (b) in relation to the powers granted to it by section 3 with respect to the marketing of chickens in interprovincial and export trade,

to make orders fixing, imposing and collecting levies or charges from persons situated within the Province of Prince Edward Island who are engaged in the production or marketing of chickens and for such purposes classifying such persons into groups and fixing the levies or charges payable by the members of the different groups in different amounts, and the Commodity Board may use such levies or charges for its purposes including the creation of reserves and the payment of expenses or losses resulting from the sale or disposal of chickens and equalization or adjustment among the producers of chickens of moneys realized from the sale thereof during such period or periods of time as it may determine.