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Fifth Session, Thirty-Eighth Legislature

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Bill 18

THE ORGANIC AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS ACT


Section Table of Contents
INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
1(1) Definitions
(2) Reference to "Act" includes regulations
CERTIFICATION OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS
2 Marketing and labelling of organic products
3 Regulations respecting organic certification
4(1) Agreement with certification body
(2) Terms of agreement
5 Agreement with Government of Canada or agency
INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT
6(1) Appointment of inspectors and analysts
(2) Designation
(3) Certificate to be produced
7(1) Powers of inspectors
(2) Driver of vehicle must stop
(3) Operation of data processing systems and copying equipment
(4) Records
(5) Assistance to inspectors
8 No obstruction
9(1) Warrant required to enter dwelling place
(2) Authority to issue warrant
10(1) Warrant to search and seize
(2) Use of force
(3) Additional seizure powers
(4) Where warrant not necessary
11(1) Storage and removal of things seized
(2) Sale of perishable products
(3) Disposal of products after proceedings
(4) Disposal of forfeited products
12(1) Recovery of fees, charges and costs
(2) Persons liable
(3) Unpaid fees, charges or costs
SHARING INFORMATION
13(1) Sharing information
(2) Information must be provided
14 Public registry
OFFENCES
15(1) Offence
(2) Prosecution within two years
(3) Directors and officers of corporations
16 Presumption about agricultural product
17 Evidence of identification
18 Certificate of analyst admissible
REGULATIONS
19(1) Regulations
(2) Incorporation by reference
C.C.S.M. REFERENCE AND COMING INTO FORCE
20 C.C.S.M. reference
21 Coming into force