Fluid Dairy Pricing Regulations
made under clauses 9(c) and (d) of the
Dairy Industry Act
S.N.S. 2000, c. 24
N.S. Reg. 95/2003 (effective April 8, 2003)
amended to N.S. Reg. 191/2024 (effective September 6, 2024)
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Minimum prices
Milk sold under School Milk Program
Exceptional circumstances
Maximum discounts
Equipment
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1 These regulations may be cited as the Fluid Dairy Pricing Regulations.
Minimum prices
2 Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, the minimum wholesale and minimum
retail prices of fluid milk in containers sold in Nova Scotia from processors to retailers and
from retailers to customers must be
(a) whole milk (including fortified products)
20 L
|
$ 28.73
|
10 L
|
14.36
|
5 L
|
7.19
|
4 L
|
5.50
|
2 L
|
2.87
|
1.5 L
|
2.17
|
1 L
|
1.46
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
1.12
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
0.78
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
0.46
|
larger than 15 ml but no larger than 125 ml
|
0.32
|
15 ml or smaller
|
0.03
|
(b) partly skimmed milk (including fortified products)
20 L
|
$ 28.51
|
10 L
|
14.26
|
5 L
|
7.13
|
4 L
|
5.50
|
2 L
|
2.85
|
1.5 L
|
2.15
|
1 L
|
1.45
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
1.11
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
0.77
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
0.46
|
larger than 15 ml but no larger than 125 ml
|
0.32
|
15 ml or smaller
|
0.03
|
(c) skim milk (including fortified products)
20 L
|
$ 28.09
|
10 L
|
14.05
|
5 L
|
7.03
|
4 L
|
5.50
|
2 L
|
2.81
|
1.5 L
|
2.12
|
1 L
|
1.43
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
1.10
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
0.76
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
0.46
|
larger than 15 ml but no larger than 125 ml
|
0.32
|
15 ml or smaller
|
0.03
|
(d) chocolate milk, chocolate partly skimmed milk and flavoured milk
(including fortified products)
20 L
|
$ 31.69
|
10 L
|
15.85
|
5 L
|
7.93
|
4 L
|
6.08
|
2 L
|
3.13
|
1.5 L
|
2.36
|
1 L
|
1.59
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
1.22
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
0.84
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
0.53
|
(e) buttermilk
2 L
|
$ 2.83
|
1 L
|
1.44
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
1.08
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
0.72
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
0.34
|
(f) light cream (containing 5%–9.9% butterfat)
1 L
|
$ 1.63
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
1.25
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
0.87
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
0.45
|
15 ml or smaller
|
0.03
|
(g) blend cream (containing 10% - 17.9% butterfat)
20 L
|
$ 43.38
|
10 L
|
21.69
|
5 L
|
10.84
|
2 L
|
4.35
|
1 L
|
2.17
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
1.67
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
1.16
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
0.59
|
15 ml or smaller
|
0.03
|
(h) coffee cream (containing 18% - 34.9% butterfat)
20 L
|
$ 53.47
|
10 L
|
26.73
|
5 L
|
13.37
|
1 L
|
2.68
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
2.04
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
1.40
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
0.67
|
15 ml or smaller
|
0.04
|
(i) whipping cream (containing not less than 35% butterfat)
20 L
|
$ 86.28
|
1 L
|
4.31
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
3.25
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
2.18
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
1.18
|
(j) egg nog
2 L
|
$ 3.87
|
1 L
|
1.96
|
larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L
|
1.48
|
larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml
|
0.99
|
larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml
|
0.55
|
(k) concentrated milk
Milk sold under School Milk Program
2A (1) Section 2 does not apply to milk sold by a school under the School Milk Program
administered by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
(2) The sizes and corresponding prices of containers of milk that may be sold under the
School Milk Program are limited to the following:
Container Size
|
Price ($)
|
237 ml
|
0.40
|
250 ml
|
0.40
|
473 ml
|
0.80
|
500 ml
|
0.80
|
10 L
|
16.00
|
20 L
|
32.00
|
(3) The only classes of milk that may be sold under the School Milk Program are whole
milk, partly skimmed milk and skim milk.
(4) Milk sold under the School Milk Program must be sold only directly to, or for the
benefit of, students at a school.
Exceptional circumstances
2B (1) In exceptional circumstances, the Council may grant an exemption to the minimum
wholesale and minimum retail prices in Section 2.
(2) For the purposes of this Section, exceptional circumstances means conditions that are
unusual, unforeseen, and out of the ordinary course of events.
(3) A processor may apply to Council for an exemption under subsection (1) by making
a written request, including all of the following:
(a) the specific fluid milk product for which the exemption is requested, including
all of the following:
(i) product name,
(ii) brand and owner of brand,
(iii) container type and size,
(iv) Universal Product Code,
(v) volume of product to be sold under the exemption, if granted,
(vi) proposed retail price under the exemption;
(b) the requested time period for the exemption;
(c) the retailer name and address;
(d) details of the exceptional circumstances upon which the request is based.
Maximum discounts
3 The maximum discount that may be extended by a distributor to any end user is 10% of
the minimum wholesale price.
4 The maximum discount that may be extended by a distributor to any customer other than
an end user is 18.5% of the minimum wholesale price.
Equipment
5 A processor must not place or replace their equipment with a customer without the prior
approval of the Council, unless the equipment is provided
(a) for a fair, special event, promotion, or special situation on a temporary basis; or
(b) to a school providing milk under a School Milk Program, administered by the
Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.
The following regulations are not yet in force and are
not included in the current consolidation: