The Fédération des producteurs de bovins du Québec, pursuant to sections 3 and 4 of the Quebec Beef Cattle Order, made by Order in Council P.C. 1992-1067 of May 21, 1992*, hereby makes the annexed Order providing for the fixing, imposing and collecting of levies or charges from producers in the Province of Quebec who are engaged in the production or marketing of beef cattle in interprovincial and export trade. SOR/92-293, 1992 Canada Gazette Part II, p. 2158
Longueuil, Quebec, March 5, 1993
Short Title
This Order may be cited as the Quebec Beef Cattle Producers’ Levies or Charges (Interprovincial and Export Trade) Order.
Interpretation
In this Order,
beef cattle means any beef cattle produced or marketed in the Province of Quebec; (bovin)
buyer means a person who acquires or receives any beef cattle from a producer, directly or through any type of auction, for the buyer’s own purposes; (acheteur)
Commodity Board means the Fédération des producteurs de bovins du Québec; (Fédération)
producer means a person who breeds beef cattle in Quebec for the person’s use or for others, produces them or has them produced, or markets them in any way. (producteur)
Levies or Charges
Each producer shall pay to the Commodity Board, for all beef cattle produced or marketed by that producer in interprovincial and export trade, the levies or charges that are set out in the schedule.
Method of Payment
A buyer in Quebec shall deduct from the moneys payable to a producer of beef cattle all levies or charges payable by the producer to the Commodity Board under section 3 and shall remit the levies or charges directly to the Commodity Board at its headquarters in Longueuil, Quebec.
LEVIES AND CHARGES ON PRODUCERS OF BEEF CATTLE Item Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Column 5 Column 6 Column 7 Column 8 Beef Cattle Basic Contribution (per producer) Basic Contribution (per animal) Special Contribution (per animal) Production and Marketing Special Contribution (per animal) Research and Development Special Contribution (per animal) Promotion and Advertising Special Contribution (per animal) Development and Marketing Guaranty (Percentage of sale price) 1 Bob calf$4.49$0.45$0.10 0.1%2 Cull cow$10.49$3.20$0.10$53.86 0.1%3 Feeder calf$309.00$3.00$2.50$0.25 0.1%4 Grain-fed calf$352.00$2.00$6.50$0.25$5.00 0.1%5 Milk-fed calf$352.00$2.00$2.10$0.30$4.00 6 Steer$352.00$2.00$4.25$0.80$10.00 0.1%7 Other$352.00$2.00