Grain Grading Regulations

c t AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS STANDARDS ACT GRAIN GRADING REGULATIONS PLEASE NOTE This document, prepared by the Legislative Counsel Office, is an office consolidation of this regulation, current to November 15, 2008. It is intended for information and reference purposes only. This document is not the official version of these regulations. The regulations and the amendments printed in the Royal Gazette should be consulted on the Prince Edward Island Government web site to determine the authoritative text of these regulations. For more information concerning the history of these regulations, please see the Table of Regulations on the Prince Edward Island Government web site (www.princeedwardisland.ca). If you find any errors or omissions in this consolidation, please contact: Legislative Counsel Office Tel: (902) 368-4292 Email: legislation@gov.pe.ca Agricultural Products Standards Act Grain Grading Regulations Section 1 c AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS STANDARDS ACT Chapter A-9 GRAIN GRADING REGULATIONS Under authority of section 4 of the Agricultural Products Standards Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. A-9, Council made the following regulations: 1. Definitions In these regulations (a) “Act” means the Agricultural Products Standards Act R.S.P.E.I. 1988, Cap. A-9; (b) “Commission” means the Canadian Grain Commission; (c) “dockage” means any material intermixed with a parcel of grain; (d) “grader” means an inspector as defined in the Act; (e) “grain” means wheat, barley, oats, corn, rye, buckwheat, whole soybeans, canola, oilseed rape, rapeseed, flax or field peas, which are used directly for livestock feed or in the manufacture of livestock feed and any other product designated as grain by the Minister by notice published in the Gazette; (f) “sample” means a sample of grain. (EC531/85; 658/08) 2. Designated product Grain is a designated product to which the standards specified in the Act apply. (EC531/85) 3. Grades Grades of grain and the characteristics, qualities and names corresponding to such grades are those prescribed for Eastern Canada under the Canada Grain Act R.S.C. 1985, Chap. G-10 and the regulations made under that Act. (EC531/85) 4. Grading All grading of grain shall be done in accordance with the grades and procedures set out in these regulations. (EC531/85) 5. Prohibition No person may assign to grain a grade referred to in section 3 unless appointed as a grader by the Minister. (EC531/85) c t Updated November 15, 2008 Page 3 Section 6 Agricultural Products Standards Act Grain Grading Regulations 6. Application Every person wishing to be appointed as a grader shall apply to the Minister in Form 1 of the Schedule. (EC531/85) 7. Suspension, revocation of appointment The Minister may suspend for such period as he may determine or revoke the appointment of a grader if the grader contravenes these regulations. (EC531/85) GRADING AND INSPECTION OF GRAIN 8. Operation and location of equipment A grader is responsible for ensuring that the equipment used to grade grain is in a proper location and operated in accordance with guidelines issued by the Minister. (EC531/85) 9. Grade certificates to Minister Every grader shall issue a grade certificate for each sample of grain graded and shall provide to the Minister a copy of every grade certificate issued within five days after the fifteenth day and the last day of each month. (EC531/85) 10. Grade certificate The grade certificate issued by a grader under these regulations shall be in Form 2 of the Schedule. (EC531/85) 11. Official sample In order for a sample to be considered an official sample it shall (a) be representative in that it is taken in either of the following ways: (i) where the sample is taken from a bulk load of grain, a minimum of five portions are taken with an approved probe in such a manner that the portions taken are uniformly distributed throughout the load, and are sufficient in number to represent the apparent variation in the load, or (ii) where the sample is taken during the loading or unloading of grain, the sampling, be it mechanical or manual, shall be spaced regularly during the total discharge of grain; and (b) be taken by a grader or an individual under his supervision. (EC531/85) 12. Unofficial sample A sample shall be considered an unofficial sample when (a) it is random sample; or (b) it is taken by a person other than a grader or an individual under his supervision. (EC531/85) 13. Weight of sample A sample, whether official or unofficial, shall be at least 1500 grams. (EC531/85) Page 4 Updated November 15, 2008 t c Agricultural Products Standards Act Grain Grading Regulations Section 14 14. Assessment The assessment of the dockage, the moisture level and the test weight of the grain shall be performed in the presence of the person delivering the grain if he requests the grader to do so. (EC531/85) 15. Moisture meter accuracy The moisture level shall be determined with a moisture meter approved by the Minister, the accuracy of which shall be verified by the Minister annually or upon request. (EC531/85) 16. Guidelines for grading After cleaning the sample taken, the grader shall grade the sample according to the guidelines issued by the Minister. (EC531/85) 17. Dispute of grade Where the person requesting the grade is not satisfied with the grade given to the sample by the grader, the sample shall be forwarded to the Canadian Grain Commission for determination of a final binding grade using the following procedures: (a) the sample shall be sent within seven days of grading to the Minister in a sealed airtight container together with a Dispute of Grade form in Form 3 of the Schedule duly completed; (b) the Minister shall forward the sample to the Commission. (EC531/85) 18. Notification of Commission decision When results are received from the Commission, the Minister shall notify the grader and the person requesting the grade of the decision and shall issue, where applicable, a new grade certificate and shall cancel specifically any previous grade certificate. (EC531/85) 19. Moisture level determination The decision of a grader on the moisture level shall not be the subject of a reference to the Commission. (EC531/85) GRADING CHARGE 20. Fees The person requesting the grade shall pay to the grader a fee of $5 per sample. (EC531/85) c t Updated November 15, 2008 Page 5 Agricultural Products Standards Act Grain Grading Regulations SCHEDULE SCHEDULE FORM 1 GRAIN GRADING REGULATIONS APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS A GRAIN GRADER This is application for an appointment as a grain grader in accordance with the Grain Grading Regulations. A. INFORMATION ON THE APPLICANT 1. Name of applicant ............................................................................................................. 2. Mailing address ................................................................................................................. ............................................................................ Postal Code ....................................... Telephone No. (Business) ................................ (Home) ............................................... 3. Name and address of establishment where grading will be done: Name of establishment ..................................................................................................... Address ............................................................. Postal Code ....................................... B. KIND OF GRAIN TO BE GRADED Please select the kind of grain you wish to be authorized to grade: Wheat Rye Corn Canola Oats Mixed grain Field Peas Rapeseed Barley Buckwheat Whole Soybeans Oilseed rape Flax C. GRADING EQUIPMENT All grading equipment must be acceptable to the Minister. Please identify your equipment on the following list. None Owned Carter Dockage Machine ______ ______ Hand Sieves (for cleaning) Catch Pans ______ ______ Moisture Meter _____________________ ______ ______ Kind Toledo Scale ______ ______ Grain Scale ___________________ ______ ______ Kind Cox Funnel and Striker ______ ______ Probe ____________________ ______ ______ Kind Grading Lights ______ ______ c t Updated November 15, 2008 Page 7 SCHEDULE Agricultural Products Standards Act Grain Grading Regulations D. OTHER INFORMATION 1. Volume of grain handled Last This intended to be graded year year (Est.) Wheat ______ ______ Oats ______ ______ Barley ______ ______ Rye ______ ______ Mixed Grain ______ ______ Buckwheat ______ ______ Corn ______ ______ Field Peas ______ ______ Whole Soybeans ______ ______ Canola ______ ______ Rapeseed ______ ______ Oilseed rape ______ ______ Flax ______ ______ 2. By signing this application I agree to participate in a grain-grading course, and to undergo testing conducted by the Minister in order to be considered for authorization to grade grain. To the best of my knowledge, the information noted on this application form is correct. Signature .............................................................. Position ................................................................. Date ...................................................................... Page 8 Updated November 15, 2008 t c Agricultural Products Standards Act Grain Grading Regulations SCHEDULE FORM 2 GRAIN GRADING REGULATIONS GRAIN GRADE CERTIFICATE Name................................................................................................................................................... Address ................................................................................ Postal Code .................................. Sample Identification ......................................................... Date ............................................... Grain .................................................................................... Temperature ................................. Dockage ............................................................................ % Reading ......................................... Test weight ...................................................................kg/hl Moisture ........................................ Protein ........................................... Grade .................................................................................... Grader ................................................................................... Authorized Number ..................... Grade and Moisture test applies only to the sample submitted: OFFICIAL SAMPLE ..................................... UNOFFICIAL SAMPLE ............................... WHITE & CANARY: Owner/Seller PINK: Minister GOLDENROD: Grader c t Updated November 15, 2008 Page 9 SCHEDULE Agricultural Products Standards Act Grain Grading Regulations FORM 3 GRAIN GRADING REGULATIONS DISPUTE OF GRADE Name of person disputing grade: .................................................................................................... Mailing Address: ................................................................. Postal Code .................................. Telephone Number: ......................................................................................................................... Name of Grader: ............................................................................................................................... Mailing Address: ................................................................. Postal Code .................................. Telephone Number: ......................................................................................................................... NOTE: All copies of the initial Grade Certificate issued for this sample must be attached to this form. GRADE CERTIFICATION NO. __________ The sample submitted is agreed by both the grader and the person disputing the grade as being a sample of the lot of grain. Signature: ................................................................................ Person Disputing Grade ................................................................................ Grader Certificate No. Location ....................................................... Date ....................................................................... (EC531/85; 658/08) Page 10 Updated November 15, 2008 t c