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1. In this Regulation, “chicks-for-placement” means female chickens 19 weeks of age or less or any class of them; (“poussins pour la mise en place”) “chicks-for-placement contractor” means a person on whose behalf a chicks-for-placement producer has agreed to produce chicks for placement; (“contractant de poussins pour la mise en place”) “eggs” means eggs of a domestic hen produced in Ontario other than hatching eggs; (“oeufs”) “fowl” means a domestic hen more than 19 weeks of age; (“poule adulte”) “hatching eggs” means eggs of a domestic hen produced in Ontario for the purpose of hatching into chicks not intended to be grown into broiler chickens or roasted chickens; (“oeufs d’incubation”) “local board” means Egg Farmers of Ontario; (“commission locale”) “producer” means a person engaged in the production of chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs or fowl. (“producteur”) R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 1; O. Reg. 240/97, s. 1; O. Reg. 414/98, s. 1; O. Reg. 47/06, s. 1; O. Reg. 208/13, s. 1.
2. This Regulation provides for the control and regulation in any or all respects of the producing and marketing within Ontario of chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs and fowl, including the prohibition of such producing and marketing in whole or in part.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 2.
3. The Commission exempts from sections 5 to 12 hatching eggs that are marketed for hatching purposes.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 3. Powers of Local Board
Powers of Local Board
 4. The Commission delegates to the local board the power, (a) to require persons engaged in producing or marketing chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs or fowl to register their names, addresses and occupations with the local board; (b) to require persons engaged in producing or marketing chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs or fowl to furnish such information relating to the production or marketing of chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs or fowl, including the completing and filing of returns, as the local board determines; (c) to appoint persons to, (i) inspect the books, records, documents, lands and premises and any chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs and fowl of persons engaged in producing or marketing chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs or fowl, and (ii) enter on lands or premises used for the producing of chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs or fowl and perform a count of chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs or fowl; (d) to stimulate, increase and improve the marketing of chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs and fowl by such means as it considers proper; (e) to co-operate with a marketing board, local board, marketing commission or marketing agency of Canada or of any province in Canada for the purpose of marketing chicks-for-placement, eggs, hatching eggs or fowl; and (f) to do such acts and make such orders and issue such directions as are necessary to enforce the due observance and carrying out of the Act, the regulations or the plan.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 4.
Powers of Local Board
 6. The Commission vests in the local board the following powers: 1. To direct and control, by order or direction, either as principal or agent, the marketing of eggs and hatching eggs, including the times and places at which eggs or hatching eggs may be marketed. 2. To determine the quality of each class, variety, grade and size of eggs or hatching eggs that shall be marketed by each producer. 3. To prohibit the marketing of any class, variety, grade or size of eggs or hatching eggs. 4. To determine from time to time the price or prices that shall be paid to producers or to the local board, as the case may be, for eggs or any class, variety, grade or size of eggs and to determine different prices for different parts of Ontario. 5. To fix and impose service charges from time to time for the marketing of eggs and hatching eggs. 6. To require the price or prices payable or owing to the producer for eggs or hatching eggs to be paid to or through the local board. 7. To collect from any person by suit in a court of competent jurisdiction the price or prices or any part thereof of eggs or hatching eggs. 8. To purchase or otherwise acquire such quantity or quantities of eggs or hatching eggs as the local board considers advisable and to sell or otherwise dispose of any eggs or hatching eggs so purchased or acquired. 9. To pay from service charges imposed under paragraph 5 its expenses in carrying out the purposes of the plan. 10. To pay to the producers the price or prices for eggs or hatching eggs less service charges imposed under paragraph 5 and to fix the times at which or within which such payments shall be made.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 6.
Powers of Local Board
 8. (1) The Commission authorizes the local board to use any class of licence fees, service charges, and other money payable to it, for the purpose of paying the expenses of the local board, carrying out and enforcing the Act and the regulations and carrying out the purposes of the plan.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 8 (1). (2) The Commission authorizes the local board to establish a fund in connection with the plan for the payment of any money that may be required for the purposes mentioned in subsection (1).  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 8 (2).
Powers of Local Board
 9. (1) There shall be a committee to be known as “The Egg Industry Advisory Committee”.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 9 (1). (2) The Egg Industry Advisory Committee shall be composed of a chair and thirteen members.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 9 (2). (3) In each year after the 1st day of April and before the 30th day of April, (a) the Commission shall appoint the chair; (b) the local board shall appoint five members; (c) the Ontario Pullet Growers’ Association shall appoint two members; (d) The Ontario Hatcheries Association shall appoint three members, one of whom shall be a representative of a hatchery that markets chicks for meat production and the remaining two of whom shall be representatives of a hatchery that markets chicks for commercial egg production; (e) the Ontario Grain and Feed Dealers Association shall appoint one member; (f) the Ontario Egg Processors Association shall appoint one member; and (g) the Commission shall appoint one member to represent the operators of egg breaking plants in Ontario, to The Egg Industry Advisory Committee.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 9 (3). (4) The members of The Egg Industry Advisory Committee are and remain members thereof until the 30th day of April in the year following the year in which they were appointed.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 9 (4). (5) Where a member of The Egg Industry Advisory Committee dies or resigns or is unavailable to act before the expiration of his or her term, the person or persons who appointed him or her shall appoint a person for the unexpired term of the member who died, resigned or was unavailable to act.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 9 (5). (6) The Egg Industry Advisory Committee may advise and make recommendations to the local board or to any person or organization represented on the committee in respect of, (a) the promotion of harmonious relationships between persons engaged in the production and marketing of eggs, hatching eggs, chicks-for-placement or fowl; (b) the promotion of greater efficiency in the production and marketing of eggs, hatching eggs, chicks-for-placement and fowl; (c) the prevention and correction of irregularities and inequities in the marketing of eggs, hatching eggs, chicks-for-placement and fowl; (d) the improvement of the quality and variety of eggs, hatching eggs, chicks-for-placement and fowl; (e) the improvement of the circulation of market information respecting eggs, hatching eggs, chicks-for-placement and fowl; and (f) without limiting the generality of any of the foregoing, any matter with respect to which the Commission or the local board may be empowered to make regulations under the Act.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 9 (6). (7) The local board shall forthwith provide the Commission with full particulars of any recommendations made to the local board by The Egg Industry Advisory Committee.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 9 (7).
Powers of Local Board
 10. The Commission authorizes the local board to conduct a pool or pools for the distribution of all money received from the sale of eggs and hatching eggs and, after deducting all necessary and proper disbursements and expenses, to distribute the remainder of the money received from the sale in such manner that every producer receives a share of the remainder of the money received from the sale in relation to the amount, class, variety, grade or size of eggs or hatching eggs delivered by the producer, and authorizes the local board to make an initial payment on delivery of the eggs or hatching eggs and subsequent payments until all of the remainder of the money received from the sale is distributed to the producers.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 10.
Powers of Local Board
 11. The Commission authorizes the local board to appoint agents, to prescribe their duties and terms and conditions of employment and to provide for their remuneration.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 11.
Powers of Local Board
 12. (1) All eggs and hatching eggs shall be marketed through the local board.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 12 (1). (2) No person shall market eggs or hatching eggs except through the local board.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 12 (2).
Powers of Local Board
 13. The local board shall give statements to every person engaged in producing eggs or hatching eggs showing the class, variety, grade or size and the number or quantity of eggs or hatching eggs marketed, the price or prices paid and particulars of the service charges imposed by it.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 13.
Powers of Local Board
 14. The Commission vests in the local board the power to make regulations, (a) providing for the seizure and detention of the whole or any part of any chicks-for-placement, eggs, fowl or hatching eggs or any class, variety, grade or size thereof by any person appointed under clause 3 (1) (g) of the Act where the person believes on reasonable grounds an offence against the Act or the regulations has been committed in respect of the chicks-for-placement, eggs, fowl or hatching eggs; (b) providing for the release from detention of the whole or any part of any chicks-for-placement, eggs, fowl or hatching eggs or any class, variety, grade or size thereof where the local board is satisfied that the owner of the chicks-for-placement, eggs, fowl or hatching eggs that have been seized and detained comply with the Act and the regulations respecting the chicks-for-placement, eggs, fowl or hatching eggs; (c) providing for the disposal of the whole or any part of any chicks-for-placement, eggs, fowl or hatching eggs or any class, variety, grade or size thereof that have been seized and detained and providing for the administration and disposition of any money derived from any such disposal; and (d) prescribing the manner in which the chicks-for-placement, eggs, fowl or hatching eggs shall be seized, detained, released and disposed of.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 14.
Powers of Local Board
 15. The Commission delegates to the local board its powers to make regulations, despite clause 5 (c), providing for the refusal to grant a licence for the producing of chicks-for-placement or eggs or hatching eggs for any reason that the local board considers proper.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 407, s. 15.
Powers of Local Board
 17. (1) There shall be a negotiating agency to be known as the Negotiating Agency for Chicks-for-Placement.  O. Reg. 240/97, s. 2. (2) The negotiating agency shall be composed of persons appointed by the local board and persons appointed by the chicks-for-placement contractors.  O. Reg. 240/97, s. 2.
Powers of Local Board
 18. The negotiating agency is empowered to adopt or settle by agreement, (a) terms, conditions and forms of agreements relating to the producing of chicks-for-placement; and (b) any charges, cost or expenses relating to the production of chicks-for-placement.  O. Reg. 240/97, s. 2.  Français