Producers who market regulated potatoes must pay a fee of $0.035 per 100 pounds, and purchasers must deduct and remit the fees to the board on a set schedule.
Processing Potato Fee Regulation, M.R. 105/2007 The Farm Products Marketing Act , C.C.S.M. c. F47 NOTE: This regulation was enacted in English only. Regulation 105/2007 Registered August 15, 2007 This order is made under the Manitoba Processing Potato Marketing Plan Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 206/2006, and is Regulation No. 1, 2007 of Keystone Potato Producers Association. Fee imposed re potato marketings 1 A fee is imposed on each producer who markets a regulated product of $0.035 for each 100 pounds or portion thereof of the regulated product so marketed. M.R. 181/2011 ; 71/2015 ; 77/2016 ; 39/2018 ; 86/2019 ; 56/2022 ; 72/2025 Due date for fees 2 The fees imposed under this regulation shall be due and payable by the producer to this board at the time and place of the marketing of the regulated product by the producer. Collection of fees by purchasers 3 Each person shall, at the time the person receives a regulated product from a producer, deduct from the money payable to the producer all fees payable by the producer to this board under this regulation and shall forward such fees to this board at its office, 3-2401 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N 4A6, within seven (7) days of the 15th and the last day of each calendar month following the receipt of such regulated product by such person together with a fee remittance form in a form prescribed by this board for such purpose, containing the information indicated on such remittance form properly certified as accurate. Producer's obligation to remit 4 Each producer shall pay to this board at its office, 3-2401 Saskatchewan Avenue West, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba R1N 4A6, all fees imposed on such producer under this regulation which are not deducted and forwarded to this board by the person who receives such potatoes from that producer, not later than seven (7) days from the last day of the week in which such potatoes were marketed. Deduction of fees by the board 5 The board may deduct any fees imposed under this regulation as a first charge against the money which this board receives from the sale of any regulated product marketed by such producer to or through this board. Non-application 6 This regulation is subject to the provisions of section 25 of the Plan. March 13, 2007 Keystone Potato Producers Association: Nick Heide, Chairperson Dan Sawatsky, Vice-Chairperson APPROVED August 13, 2007 Manitoba Farm Products Marketing Council: David Gislason, Chair Gordon H. MacKenzie, Secretary