Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Order (C.R.C., c. 207)

Short Title

1 This Order may be cited as the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Order.

Interpretation

2 In this Order,

Act

Act means The Farm Products Marketing Act of Ontario; (Loi)

Board

Board means The Farm Products Marketing Board of Ontario established pursuant to the Act; (Régie)

Commodity Board

Commodity Board means The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Producers' Marketing Board established pursuant to the Act; (Office de commercialisation)

greenhouse vegetables

greenhouse vegetables means tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce produced in the Province of Ontario in a greenhouse or any other enclosure under glass, plastic or other material used for the purpose of controlling temperature and providing protection for growing plants; (légumes de serre)

Plan

Plan means any plan for the marketing of greenhouse vegetables established and amended from time to time pursuant to the Act and any regulations made pursuant to the Act to give effect to the Plan. (Plan)

Interprovincial and Export Trade

3 The Commodity Board and the Board are each authorized to regulate the marketing of greenhouse vegetables in interprovincial and export trade and for such purposes may, with respect to persons and property situated within the Province of Ontario, exercise all or any powers like the powers exercisable by each of them in relation to the marketing of greenhouse vegetables locally within that Province under the Act and the Plan.

Levies

4 The Commodity Board is authorized,

• (a) [Revoked, SOR/80-90]

• (b) in relation to the powers granted to it by section 3 with respect to the marketing of greenhouse vegetables in interprovincial and export trade,

to make orders fixing, imposing and collecting levies or charges from persons described in section 3 who are engaged in the production or marketing of greenhouse vegetables, and for such purpose classifying such persons into groups and fixing the levies or charges payable by the members of the different groups in different amounts and the Commodity Board may use such levies or charges for its purposes, including the creation of reserves, and the payment of expenses and losses resulting from the sale or disposal of greenhouse vegetables and the equalization or adjustment among producers of greenhouse vegetables of moneys realized from the sale thereof during such period or periods of time as it may determine.