British Columbia Mushroom Marketing (Interprovincial and Export) Regulations (SOR/80-647)

Exceptions

20 Paragraph 19(1)(b) does not apply

• (a) to a person transporting the regulated product if that person establishes that a transport order in respect of the regulated product being transported has been issued;

• (b) to a person transporting the regulated product purchased from a licensed grower pursuant to section 21; or

• (c) to any person transporting bed run mushrooms from a licensed grower to the Agency.

21 A licensed grower may sell, offer for sale or deliver the regulated product at his mushroom plant or on the property on which the plant is situated to any person purchasing the regulated product for consumption if

• (a) the regulated product was grown by him; and

• (b) the quantity of the regulated product being sold, offered for sale or delivered does not exceed five pounds.

Sale Price of the Regulated Product

• 22 (1) The Agency shall not sell or offer for sale any type, variety or grade of the regulated product to a wholesaler or processor at a price less than the minimum price fixed by resolution of the Board from time to time for that type, variety or grade.

• (2) No wholesaler or processor shall buy the regulated product at a price less than the minimum price referred to in subsection (1).

Seizure

• 23 (1) Where any employee of the Board or any individual authorized by resolution of the Board has reasonable grounds to believe that any provision of these Regulations or any order of the Board in respect of the packing, transportation, storage or marketing of the regulated product is not being complied with, that employee or individual may seize the regulated product.

• (2) The regulated product seized pursuant to subsection (1) shall, subject to directions of the Board, be delivered to the Board.

• 24 (1) Where the regulated product is seized pursuant to subsection 23(1), the employee or individual referred to in that subsection shall

  • (a) attach a seizure tag or detention tag on, at or near the location of the regulated product; or

  • (b) deliver a notice of seizure, in such form as may be approved by the Board, to

    • (i) the adult person who is or appears to be in charge of or in possession of the regulated product, or

    • (ii) any adult person who is or appears to be in charge of any place, land, premises or vehicle where the regulated product is located.

• (2) Where a member or employee of the Board or an individual authorized by the Board to effect the seizure of the regulated product

  • (a) attaches a seizure or detention tag pursuant to paragraph 24(1)(a), or

  • (b) delivers a notice of seizure pursuant to paragraph 24(1)(b),

  no person, other than a member or employee of the Board shall move, destroy, sell, offer for sale or otherwise dispose of the regulated product without authority in writing from the Board.

25 The regulated product seized pursuant to subsection 23(1) may be disposed of by the Board and such disposal may be made within twenty-four hours of the time of the seizure.

• 26 (1) Where the Board, in disposing of the regulated product pursuant to section 25 directs that it be sold by the Agency, the Agency may charge and collect out of the proceeds of the sale

  • (a) in respect of the marketing and handling of the regulated product, ten cents for each pound of the regulated product sold;

  • (b) the costs incurred by the Agency in respect of the packing, grading, storing, washing, handling, transportation or marketing of the regulated product; and

  • (c) any expenses of the Board arising out of or relating to the seizure and sale of the regulated product.

• (2) The proceeds of the sale of the regulated product referred to in subsection (1), minus the charges and expenses referred to in that subsection may be paid by the Agency to the person from whom the regulated product was seized.

• 27 (1) Where a regulated product is seized pursuant to subsection 23(1), the owner of the regulated product may make representations to the Board by forwarding such representations to the Secretary of the Board who shall place the representations before the Board.

• (2) Where the Board, on receiving the representations referred to in subsection (1), determines that the seizure of the regulated product was improper, the Board may order that the charges made pursuant to subsection 26(1), if any, be refunded and direct that the person from whom the regulated product was seized be paid by the Agency for the regulated product so seized.