Hog producers in Manitoba may not market hogs unless they are registered with the Council.
Hog Producer Registration Order, M.R. 152/2005 The Farm Products Marketing Act , C.C.S.M. c. F47 NOTE: This regulation was enacted in English only. Regulation 152/2005 Registered October 25, 2005 This regulation is made under the Manitoba Hog Producers Marketing Plan Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 226/2002, and is Order No. 3, 2005 of Manitoba Pork Council. Registration of hog producers 1 No person who produces hogs in Manitoba shall market such hogs unless that person is currently registered with this Council as a registered producer. Manner of application 2 Every application for registration shall be in writing, in the form prescribed by this Council for such purpose and shall indicate the location of the production facilities used by the applicant in raising or keeping hogs, shall be signed by the applicant, and shall be forwarded to the head office of this Council together with such other information or undertakings, if any, as may be prescribed from time to time by resolution of this Council. Conditions of registration 3 The Council may register a person as a producer or may renew, vary, cancel, suspend, or reissue a person's registration, or may register a person upon prescribed terms or conditions, or for prescribed periods of time. Automatic cancellation of registration 4 The registration of a registered producer shall be automatically cancelled if that registered producer failed to pay to the Council any levies imposed by the Council on that registered producer in the previous calendar year. Non-application 5 Section 1 does not apply to a person if (a) all hogs marketed by that person are sold by that person to another registered producer, provided such hogs are subsequently raised or kept in Manitoba by the purchasing producer; and (b) all hogs weighing less than 30 kilograms marketed by that person are sold to a buyer who, within 24 hours of the purchase of such hogs sells such hogs to a producer who subsequently raises or keeps such hogs in Manitoba. September 21, 2005 Manitoba Pork Council: Karl Kynoch, Chair Andrew Dickson, General Manager APPROVED October 24, 2005 Farm Products Marketing Council: David Gislason, Chair Gordon H. MacKenzie, Secretary