This regulation lets the marketing agency collect and use turkey levies or charges, but caps one levy at 1.8 cents per kilogram live weight, and requires certain receivers and processors to forward levy amounts on time.
1. In this Regulation, “marketing agency” means The Canadian Turkey Marketing Agency constituted under the Farm Products Agencies Act (Canada); “turkey” means a turkey, any class of turkey or part of a turkey produced in Ontario. O. Reg. 68/98, s. 1. 2. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4), the marketing agency is authorized, in relation to the marketing of turkey locally in Ontario, (a) to fix, impose and collect levies or charges from persons engaged in the production of turkey in Ontario; (b) to classify persons into groups and fix the levies or charges payable by the members of the different groups in different amounts; and (c) to use the revenue from the levies or charges for the purpose of the marketing agency, including the creation of reserves. O. Reg. 374/98, s. 1; O. Reg. 697/20, s. 1 (1-3). (2) A marketing agency shall not use its authority under clause (1) (a) to fix, impose or collect a levy or charge from persons engaged in the production of turkey in Ontario except if the levy or charge does not exceed 1.8 cents per kilogram of turkey, live weight. O. Reg. 697/20, s. 1 (4, 5). (3) Revoked: O. Reg. 697/20, s. 1 (6). (3.1) Revoked: O. Reg. 697/20, s. 1 (6). (4) The authority granted under clause (1) (a) does not include the authority to fix, impose or collect levies or charges granted to Turkey Farmers of Ontario by Ontario Regulation 69/98. O. Reg. 374/98, s. 1; O. Reg. 697/20, s. 1 (7). 3. (1) Every person who receives turkey from a person engaged in the production of turkey shall deduct from the money payable for the turkey any levies or charges payable to the marketing agency by the person from whom the turkey is received and shall forward the amount to the marketing agency or its agent designated for that purpose within 10 days after the Friday of the week the turkey is received. O. Reg. 374/98, s. 1; O. Reg. 697/20, s. 2. (2) Every person who is engaged in the processing of turkey shall forward to the marketing agency any levies or charges payable to the marketing agency by the person within 15 days after the last day of the month in which the turkey is slaughtered. O. Reg. 374/98, s. 1. 4. The marketing agency shall, at any time during normal office hours, make available to an auditor designated by the Ontario Farm Products Marketing Commission all books of account, records and documents relating to the receipt of funds under this Regulation and expenditures from those funds. O. Reg. 68/98, s. 4.