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Commodity Group Confirmation of Designations and Levies Order
made under Section 46 of the
Agriculture and Marketing Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 6
N.S. Reg. 77/98 (September 24, 1998)
Commodity Group/Levies
Whereas Part F, Section 46 of Chapter 6 of the Revised Statues of Nova Scotia, 1989, Agriculture and Marketing Act, as amended provides that the Minister by Order may designate a body of a specific agricultural product as a commodity group and approve levy amounts.
For greater certainty, the Minister of Agriculture and Marketing confirms the levies for designated commodities to be as follows:
Commodity Group Designation Date Levy Effective Date
NS Milk Producers January 29, 1986 .0023 x gross December 1, 1995
Association cash recipts
.2638/kg of butterfat
[Designation and levy revoked by N.S. Reg. 38/2001, effective April 1, 2001.]
Wild Blueberry December 14, 1987 $6/ton* January 1, 1993
Producers Asso-
ciation of NS
[*Levy replaced by N.S. Reg. 108/2006, effective July 11, 2006.]
Sheep Producers March 3, 1986 50¢/lamb or March 3, 1986
Association of NS sheep marketed
NS Fox Breeders June 14, 1989 ⅓ of 1% of gross July 25, 1989
Association pelt sales
Horticulture August 12, 1998 $10[$5]/strawberry November 1, 1998
Nova Scotia nursery plants*
[*N.S. Reg. 43/99 declares that the by-law authorizing the increase to $10 was not validly passed.]
NS Cattlemen’s November 7, 1980 $1 per head less January 1, 1989
Association than 450 lbs. live
$1.50 per head more
than 450 lbs. live
[Designation and levy revoked by N.S. Reg. 145/2006, effective July 26, 2006.]
Signed: Edward Lorraine
Edward F. Lorraine, Minister
Agriculture and Marketing
Date: September 24, 1998