Vol. 152, No. 3 — February 7, 2018

Registration

SOR/2018-3 January 19, 2018

FARM PRODUCTS AGENCIES ACT

Whereas the Governor in Council has, by the Chicken Farmers of Canada Proclamation (see footnote a), established Chicken Farmers of Canada (“CFC”) pursuant to subsection 16(1) (see footnote b) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote c);

Whereas CFC has been empowered to implement a marketing plan pursuant to that Proclamation;

Whereas the proposed Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order is an order of a class to which paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote d) of that Act applies by reason of section 2 of the Agencies’ Orders and Regulations Approval Order (see footnote e), and has been submitted to the National Farm Products Council pursuant to paragraph 22(1)(f) of that Act;

And whereas, pursuant to paragraph 7(1)(d) (see footnote f) 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 marketing plan that CFC is authorized to implement;

Therefore, Chicken Farmers of Canada, pursuant to paragraphs 22(1)(f) and (g) (see footnote g) of the Farm Products Agencies Act (see footnote h) and section 12 (see footnote i) of the schedule to the Chicken Farmers of Canada Proclamation (see footnote j), makes the annexed Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order.

Ottawa, January 19 , 2018

Order Amending the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order

Amendments

1 (1) Paragraph 3(1)(d) of the Canadian Chicken Marketing Levies Order (see footnote 1) is replaced by the following:

(2) Paragraph 3(1)(g) of the Order is replaced by the following:

Coming into Force

2 This Order comes into force on January 21, 2018.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order.)

The amendment sets the levy rate to be paid by producers in the province of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island who are engaged in the marketing of chicken in interprovincial or export trade.