The present Regulations enact the Agri-Food Act, 2004. Section 3 establishes the Beekeepers Development Plan. The purpose of the beekeepers plan is to develop the bee and bee products industry in Saskatchewan. The specific purposes of the beekeepers plan are: a) to assist in the development and promotion of bees and bee products in the domestic and international marketplaces; b) to conduct and encourage research on: i) the production, market development and processing of bees and bee products; and ii) the consumption of bee products; c) to develop procedures to maximize returns to registered beekeepers; d) to advise governments on matters pertaining to bees and bee products research and development; e) to gather, compile and distribute information related to the production, consumption and market development of bees and bee products; f) to encourage the production of uniformly high-quality bees and bee products; g) to promote harmony and communication within the bee and bee products industry; h) to initiate and implement advertising programs, sales promotion programmes and consumer education programmes to expand awareness and demand for bees and bee products; i) to establish a system of collecting check-offs on the production, marketing or production and marketing of bees and bee products for the purpose of carrying out the objectives of the beekeepers plan; and j) to work in co-operation with any persons or organizations that have objectives similar to those of the beekeepers plan. Section 7 establishes the Saskatchewan Beekeepers Development Commission. The text consists of 40 sections divided into 8 Parts as follows: Title and interpretation (I); Beekeepers Plan (II); Commission (III); Registration (IV); Check-offs (V); Commission Orders (VI); Elections (VII); Transitional and coming into force (VIII).
كندا · 2006-01-01