Interpretation

1   In this regulation:

"council" means the Blueberry Industry Development Fund Council established by the minister under the Farming and Fishing Industries Development Act;

"first receiver" means a person who receives blueberries from blueberry growers for packing, grading, shipping, selling, distributing or processing;

"blueberry grower" means a person who operates a farm that produces blueberries;

"blueberry" means vaccinium lamarckii, vaccinium australe, vaccinium angustifolium, vaccinium myrtilloides, vaccinium corymbosum and any hybrids or cultivars of them.

[am. B.C. Reg. 244/89.]

Levy

2   (1) Approval is given to the establishment of a levy of 0.8¢ per pound of blueberries payable by a blueberry grower to the council.

(2) The blueberry grower shall pay the levy to the first receiver when the blueberries are delivered to the first receiver.

(2.1) The first receiver shall act as the agent of the council in collecting the levy and shall

(a) deduct the levy from the proceeds otherwise due to the blueberry grower for the delivered blueberries, and

(b) pay to the council the amount collected for the levy less any collection fees agreed upon between the first receiver and the council.

(3) The blueberry grower shall submit the grower's name and address with the payment under subsection (2).

(4) The council shall retain for 2 years names and addresses received under subsection (3).

[am. B.C. Regs. 237/90; 276/2001.]

Annual report

3   The council shall, annually, on or before June 30, submit to the minister

(a) an annual report of its business containing an audited balance sheet and statement of revenue and expenditures, and

(b) a copy of all names and addresses received under section 2 (3)

for the year ending the previous March 31.