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Hog Farming
The following is meant solely to help the reader understand the main features of primary regulations governing this activity, and not meant in any way to provide a legal interpretation.
Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act
This Act provides for a system of programs for individual commodities to promote, control and regulate production, transportation, packing, storage and marketing of natural products in the province, including prohibition of that production, transportation, packing, storage, and marketing in whole or in part.
In addition, this Act regulates the BC Hog marketing Scheme and BC Hog Marketing Commission. This commission operates a central selling agency and directs hogs to buyers.
Primary Contact
British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board
Mailing address:
PO Box 9129 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9B5
Location:
3rd Floor, 1007 Fort Street
Victoria, BC V8V 3K5
Telephone: 250 356-8945
Fax: 250 356-5131
Email: firb@gov.bc.ca
BC Hog Marketing Scheme:
http://www.qp.gov.bc.ca/statreg/reg/N/NatProdMktg/109_80.htm
The BC Hog Marketing Commission (enacted by the BC Hog Marketing Scheme) and the BC Pork Producers Association can be found at the following website: http://www.bcpork.ca
Together these associations regulate the pork industry in BC and provide information and marketing assistance to hog farmers.
Primary Contact:
British Columbia Hog Marketing Commission
2010 Abbotsford Way
Abbotsford, BC V2S 6X8
Telephone: 604 853-9461
Fax: 604 853-0764
E-mail: crj@bcpork.ca
BC Pork Producers Association
2010 Abbotsford Way
Abbotsford BC V2S 6X8
604-853-9461
Fax 604-853-0764
Secondary Contact:
Ministry of Agriculture and Lands - Hogs website: http://www.agf.gov.bc.ca/hog/index.htm
Agricultural Produce Grading Act:
This Act provides the legislative framework for quality control standards for specific agricultural products through the establishment of grading systems. The grading systems are established for each product by regulation under the Act. The Act may be applied to produce grown, slaughtered, produced, kept, sold or offered for sale or consumption in the province. This Act also outlines a licensing system, and the powers and duties of inspectors responsible for enforcing the legislation.
This Act may also set grade and package standards.
Primary Contact
British Columbia Farm Industry Review Board
Mailing address:
PO Box 9129 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria BC V8W 9B5
Location:
3rd Floor, 1007 Fort Street
Victoria, BC V8V 3K5
Telephone: 250 356-8945
Fax: 250 356-5131
Email: firb@gov.bc.ca
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