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Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order

SOR/2010-158

FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT

Registration 2010-06-29

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 ProclamationFootnote a, established the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency pursuant to subsection 39(1)Footnote b of the Farm Products Agencies ActFootnote 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)Footnote d of that Act applies by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval OrderFootnote e and has been submitted to the National Farm Products Council pursuant to paragraph 42(1)(d)Footnote b of that Act;

And whereas, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(d)Footnote d 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)Footnote b and (e)Footnote b of the Farm Products Agencies ActFootnote c and section 10 of the schedule to the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency ProclamationFootnote a, hereby makes the annexed Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Levies Order.

Calgary, Alberta, June 24, 2010

Interpretation

Marginal note:Definitions

 The following definitions apply in this Order.

Agency

Agency[Repealed, SOR/2013-98, s. 2]

beef cattle

beef cattle[Repealed, SOR/2013-98, s. 2]

bob calf

veau laitier

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

cull cow

vache de réforme

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

dealer

négociant

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

veau d’embouche

feeder calf means any beef breed or cross-bred calf marketed for the purpose of finishing before slaughter, with a live weight of 135 kg or more. (veau d’embouche)

grain-fed calf

veau de grain

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

imported beef product

produit du boeuf importé

imported beef product means a beef product that is imported into Canada under one or more of the Customs Tariff tariff item numbers set out in Schedule 2. (produit du boeuf importé)

importer

importateur

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

milk-fed calf

veau de lait

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 having a live weight before slaughter of 135 to 275 kg. (veau de lait)

Proclamation

Proclamation

Proclamation means the Canadian Beef Cattle Research, Market Development and Promotion Agency Proclamation. (Proclamation)

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 2

Marginal note:Collector

  •  (1) Subject to subsection (2), in this Order, collector means, in respect of the Province of

    • (a) Ontario, Beef Farmers of Ontario;

    • (b) Quebec, the Fédération des producteurs de bovins du Québec;

    • (c) Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Cattle Producers;

    • (d) New Brunswick, the New Brunswick Cattle Producers;

    • (e) Manitoba, The Manitoba Cattle Producers Association;

    • (f) British Columbia, the Cattle Industry Development Council;

    • (g) Prince Edward Island, the Prince Edward Island Cattle Producers;

    • (h) Saskatchewan, the Saskatchewan Cattlemen’s Association;

    • (i) Alberta, the Alberta Beef Producers; and

    • (j) Newfoundland and Labrador, the Newfoundland and Labrador Cattlemen’s Association.

  • Marginal note:Other collectors

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

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 3
  • SOR/2013-192, s. 1

Interprovincial Trade

Marginal note:When dealer is considered as purchaser

 For the purposes of sections 4 and 6 to 8 and subsection 10(3), if a dealer is involved in the purchase or sale of beef cattle, a reference to “purchaser” shall 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.

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 4

Marginal note:Amount of levy

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

TABLE

ItemColumn 1Column 2
Seller’s province of residenceLevy ($)
1Ontario3.00
2Quebec

(a) for bob calves

5.04

(b) for cull cows

13.79
3Nova Scotia3.00
4New Brunswick3.00
5Manitoba3.00
6British Columbia3.00
7Prince Edward Island4.00
8Saskatchewan3.00
9Alberta3.00
10Newfoundland and Labrador1.00
  • SOR/2011-240, s. 1
  • SOR/2012-54, s. 1
  • SOR/2013-98, s. 4
  • SOR/2013-192, s. 2

Marginal note:Amount of levy — special circumstances

  •  (1) If the purchaser is a resident of a province set out in column 1 of the table to this subsection and the payment of the purchase price is made in that province, the levy is the amount set out in column 2.

    TABLE

    ItemColumn 1Column 2
    Purchaser’s province of residenceLevy ($)
    1British Columbia3.00
    2Saskatchewan3.00
    3Alberta3.00
  • Marginal note:Sellers resident in Quebec

    (2) In respect of residents of Quebec who sell beef cattle, subsection (1) applies only when they sell bob calves or cull cows.

  • SOR/2012-54, s. 2
  • SOR/2013-98, s. 5

Marginal note:Payment of levy

 All levies shall be paid to the Agency through a collector.

Marginal note:Deduction of levy by purchaser

 The purchaser shall deduct the levy payable from the purchase price and remit it to the collector for the purchaser’s province of residence.

  • SOR/2012-54, s. 3(F)
  • SOR/2013-98, s. 6

Marginal note:Document setting out levies deducted

 The purchaser shall, at the time of the sale, provide the seller with a document setting out the purchase price and the amount of levies deducted.

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 6

Marginal note:Remitting levy and information

 The purchaser shall remit the levy to the collector within the period established by the laws of the purchaser’s province of residence for remitting levies on sales of beef cattle, together with a statement in a form established by the Agency that sets out the following information:

  • (a) the purchaser’s name, address, postal code and telephone number;

  • (b) the number of beef cattle purchased, broken down by the seller’s province of residence;

  • (c) the amount of levies deducted and remitted, broken down by the seller’s province of residence and, in the case of a sale by a resident of Quebec, the type of beef cattle; and

  • (d) when required to be provided under the laws of the purchaser’s province of residence, the name, address and postal code of each person who sold beef cattle to them if a levy was deducted from the purchase price of those cattle during the reporting period.

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 6

Marginal note:Keeping documents

 Every seller, purchaser and dealer who is subject to this Order shall

  • (a) keep all records relating to the sale — including the records necessary to verify any of the statements provided to the Agency and the amounts of levies paid — for a period of seven years after the date of the sale; and

  • (b) make those records available for examination by the Agency.

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 6

Marginal note:Responsibility of seller

  •  (1) If a levy is deducted under this Order from the money payable to a seller, the seller is not required to pay the levy to the Agency.

  • Marginal note:Proof

    (2) At the request of the Agency, the seller shall prove that the levy payable under this Order has been deducted.

  • Marginal note:When levy not deducted from purchase price

    (3) If a purchaser fails to deduct the levy as required by section 6, the seller shall remit the levy payable in respect of that sale to the Agency within 90 days after the date of the sale.

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 7

Import

Marginal note:Importer to pay levy

  •  (1) Each importer shall pay to the Agency, for each head of beef cattle imported or each imported beef product, a levy in the amount set out in Schedule 1.

  • Marginal note:Method and time of payment

    (2) Levies shall be paid to the Agency by negotiable instrument in Canadian dollars and by the 15th day of the month after the month in which the beef cattle or beef products were imported into Canada.

  • Marginal note:Statement to be included

    (3) The importer shall include with payment of the levy a statement that sets out the following information:

    • (a) the importer’s name, mailing address, telephone number and, if available, email address and fax number;

    • (b) the number of head of beef cattle imported into Canada, broken down by the delivery destinations of the beef cattle;

    • (c) the number of kilograms of beef products imported into Canada, broken down by tariff item numbers set out in Schedule 2;

    • (d) the amount of levy remitted to the Agency, broken down by beef cattle and imported beef products; and

    • (e) the date on which the levy was paid.

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 8

Marginal note:Possible refund

 The Agency shall refund a levy paid by an importer if the importer proves to the satisfaction of the Agency that the levy was not required to be paid under subsection 11(1) or that the levy paid under that subsection was more than $1.00 per head of beef cattle or per carcass equivalent of imported beef products.

  • SOR/2012-54, s. 4
  • SOR/2013-98, s. 8

Marginal note:Keeping documents

 Every importer who is subject to this Order shall

  • (a) keep all records relating to the importation — including the records necessary to verify any of the statements provided to the Agency and the amounts of levies paid — for a period of seven years after the date on which the beef cattle or beef products were imported; and

  • (b) make those records available for examination by the Agency.

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 8

Review and Cessation of Order

Marginal note:Review of Order

 The Agency shall review this Order at the time that it carries out the review of the promotion and research plan required under section 13 of the schedule to the Proclamation.

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 8

Marginal note:Cessation of Order

 This Order ceases to have effect on June 28, 2015.

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 8
  • SOR/2014-110, s. 1

SCHEDULE 1(Subsection 11(1))

LEVY PAYABLE BY THE IMPORTER

Column 1Column 2
ItemLevy ($)
Head of beef cattle imported1.00
Imported beef product

the amount calculated by the formula

A × B

where

A
is the tariff expressed in cents per kilogram set out in column 4 of Schedule 2 for the item number and class of imported beef product under the Customs Tariff set out in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 2;
B
is the weight, expressed in kilograms, of that imported beef product.
  • SOR/2013-98, s. 9

SCHEDULE 2(Section 1, paragraph 11(3)(c), Schedule 1)

TARIFF ITEM NUMBERS AND RELATED LEVIES FOR IMPORTED BEEF PRODUCTS

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
Customs Tariff Tariff Item No.Class of imported beef product under the Customs TariffCents/lbCents/kg
Meat of bovine animals, fresh or chilled - 0201
Carcasses and half-carcasses - 0201.10
0201.10.1010Veal, carcasses and half carcasses, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.6621.459542
0201.10.2010Veal, carcasses and half carcasses, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.6621.459542
0201.10.1090Bovine carcasses & half carcasses (excluding veal), fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.10.2090Bovine carcasses & half carcasses (excluding veal), fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
Other cuts with bone in - 0201.20
0201.20.1020Bovine cuts (excluding veal), bone in, processed, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.2410.530743
0201.20.2020Bovine cuts (excluding veal), bone in, processed, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.2410.530743
0201.20.1010Veal cuts, bone in, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.20.1091Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.20.1092Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.20.1093Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.20.1099Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, n.e.s., w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.20.2010Veal cuts bone in, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.20.2091Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.20.2092Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.20.2093Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.20.2099Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, fresh or chilled, n.e.s., o.a.c.0.1720.379102
Boneless - 0201.30
0201.30.1010Veal cuts, boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.2320.511787
0201.30.1020Bovine cuts (excluding veal), boneless, processed, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.2410.530743
0201.30.1030Bovine forequarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.30.1040Bovine hindquarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.30.1091Bovine brisket cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.30.1092Bovine chuck cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.30.1093Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.30.1094Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.30.1095Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.30.1099Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, n.e.s., w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0201.30.2010Veal cuts, boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0201.30.2020Bovine cuts (excluding veal), boneless, processed, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.2410.530743
0201.30.2030Bovine forequarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0201.30.2040Bovine hindquarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0201.30.2091Bovine brisket cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0201.30.2092Bovine chuck cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0201.30.2093Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0201.30.2094Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0201.30.2095Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, o.a.c0.2320.511787
0201.30.2099Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, fresh or chilled, n.e.s., o.a.c.0.2320.511787
Meat of bovine animals, frozen - 0202
Carcasses and half-carcasses - 0202.10
0202.10.1010Veal carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen, w.a.c.0.6621.459542
0202.10.2010Veal carcasses and half-carcasses, frozen, o.a.c.0.6621.459542
0202.10.1090Bovine carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding veal), frozen, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.10.2090Bovine carcasses and half-carcasses (excluding veal), frozen, o.a.c.0.1680.370102
Other cuts with bone in - 0202.20
0202.20.1020Bovine cuts (excluding veal), bone in, processed, frozen, w.a.c.0.2410.530743
0202.20.2020Bovine cuts (excluding veal), bone in, processed, frozen, o.a.c.0.2410.530743
0202.20.1010Veal cuts, bone in, frozen, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.20.1091Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.20.1092Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.20.1093Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.20.1099Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, n.e.s., w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.20.2010Veal cuts, bone in, frozen, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.20.2091Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.20.2092Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.20.2093Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.20.2099Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), bone in, frozen, n.e.s., o.a.c.0.1720.379102
Boneless - 0202.30
0202.30.1010Veal cuts, boneless, frozen, w.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.30.1020Bovine cuts (excluding veal), boneless, processed, frozen, w.a.c.0.2410.530743
0202.30.1030Bovine forequarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.1040Bovine hindquarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.1091Bovine brisket cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.1092Bovine chuck cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.1093Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.1094Bovine flank cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.1095Bovine eye/outside/inside round (excluding processed or veal), outside flat & sirloin tip, boneless, frozen, w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.1096Bovine hip cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, n.e.s., w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.1097Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.1099Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, n.e.s., w.a.c.0.2390.527837
0202.30.2010Veal cuts, boneless, frozen, o.a.c.0.1720.379102
0202.30.2020Bovine cuts (excluding veal), boneless, processed, frozen, o.a.c.0.2410.530743
0202.30.2030Bovine forequarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0202.30.2040Bovine hindquarter (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0202.30.2091Bovine brisket cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0202.30.2092Bovine chuck cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0202.30.2093Bovine rib cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0202.30.2094Bovine flank cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0202.30.2095Bovine eye/inside/outside round, outside flat & sirloin tip (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0202.30.2096Bovine hip cuts, boneless (excluding processed or veal), frozen, n.e.s., o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0202.30.2097Bovine loin cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, o.a.c.0.2320.511787
0202.30.2099Bovine cuts (excluding processed or veal), boneless, frozen, n.e.s., o.a.c.0.2320.511787
Edible offal, fresh, chilled or frozen - 0206
Of bovine animals
0206.10.0000Bovine edible offal, fresh or chilled0.1720.379102
0206.21.0000Bovine tongues, edible offal, frozen0.1720.379102
0206.22.0000Bovine livers, edible offal, frozen0.1720.379102
0206.29.0000Bovine edible offal, frozen, n.e.s.0.1720.379102
Meat and edible meat offal, salted, in brine, dried or smoked
0210.20.0000Bovine Meat, salted, in brine, dried or smoked0.2790.615701
Other prepared or preserved meat, meat offal or blood - 1602
Of bovine animals - 1602.50
1602.50.9120Corned beef, in cans or glass jars0.3010.663428
1602.50.1010Stews of bovine animals0.3180.701388
1602.50.1090Prepared meals of bovine animals, excluding stews0.3180.701388
1602.50.9110Luncheon meat of bovine animals, in cans or glass jars0.3180.701388
1602.50.9190Bovine meat and meat offal n.e.s., excluding livers, in cans or glass jars0.3180.701388
1602.50.9900Bovine meat and meat offal n.e.s., excluding livers, prepared or preserved0.3270.720293

Note: w.a.c. = within access commitment; o.a.c = over access commitment; n.e.s. = not elsewhere specified

  • SOR/2013-98, s. 9

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