Honey Grading Regulation (Alta. Reg. 104/97)

© Published by Alberta Queen’s Printer E-mail: qp@gov.ab.ca Shop on-line at www.qp.alberta.ca Alberta Queen’s Printer 5th Floor, Park Plaza 10611 - 98 Avenue Edmonton, AB T5K 2P7 Phone: 780-427-4952 Fax: 780-452-0668 Province of Alberta Office Consolidation Alberta Regulation 104/1997 With amendments up to and including Alberta Regulation 67/2011 LIVESTOCK AND LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS ACT HONEY GRADING REGULATION Copyright and Permission Statement Alberta Queen's Printer holds copyright on behalf of the Government of Alberta in right of Her Majesty the Queen for all Government of Alberta legislation. Alberta Queen's Printer permits any person to reproduce Alberta’s statutes and regulations without seeking permission and without charge, provided due diligence is exercised to ensure the accuracy of the materials produced, and Crown copyright is acknowledged in the following format: © Alberta Queen's Printer, 20 .* *The year of first publication of the legal materials is to be completed. Note All persons making use of this consolidation are reminded that it has no legislative sanction, that amendments have been embodied for convenience of reference only. The official Statutes and Regulations should be consulted for all purposes of interpreting and applying the law. (Consolidated up to 67/2011) ALBERTA REGULATION 104/97 Livestock and Livestock Products Act HONEY GRADING REGULATION Table of Contents 1 Definitions 2 Application 3 Honey Regulations 4 Container requirements 5 Grades Repeals 6 Repeal Expiry 7 Expiry Definitions 1 In this Regulation, (a) “beekeeper” has the meaning given to it in the Bee Act; (b) “farmers’ market” means a place or premises operated to facilitate the sale of agricultural products by the producer directly to a consumer who takes delivery of the product at that place or premises; (c) “Federal Honey Regulations” means the Honey Regulations, C.R.C. c.287 under the Canada Agricultural Products Act; (d) “honey house” means a place or premises used by a beekeeper for handling, storing, extracting or packaging honey; (e) “registered establishment” has the meaning given to it in section 2(1) of the Federal Honey Regulations. AR 104/97 s1;67/2011 Section 2 AR 104/97 HONEY GRADING REGULATION 2 Application 2(1) This Regulation applies to honey produced in Alberta that is to be sold in Alberta. (2) Section 5(1) of this Regulation does not apply to honey that a beekeeper sells directly to a consumer at the beekeeper’s honey house or residence or at a farmers’ market. Honey Regulations 3 A person who in Alberta produces, packs, ships, transports, advertises, displays or sells or offers to pack, ship, transport, advertise, display or sell honey to which this Regulation applies shall comply with the Federal Honey Regulations. Container requirements 4(1) A beekeeper who sells honey directly to a consumer at the beekeeper’s honey house or residence or at a farmers’ market shall ensure that the container in which the honey is sold (a) displays the name and address of the beekeeper, and (b) shows the net weight of the contents. (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if the container is provided by the consumer. Grades 5(1) Honey to which this Regulation applies must be graded before it is sold. (2) The grades for honey to which this Regulation applies are the grades set out in Table III of Schedule I of the Federal Honey Regulations. Repeals Repeal 6 The Honey Grading Regulation (AR 277/84) is repealed. Section 7 AR 104/97 HONEY GRADING REGULATION 3 Expiry Expiry 7 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be re-passed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on May 31, 2016. AR 104/97 s7;260/2001;133/2006;239/2007;67/2011