Agricultural Produce Grading Act -- HONEY REGULATION

B.C. Reg. 103/78
O.C. 536/78

Filed March 13, 1978

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Agricultural Produce Grading Act

HONEY REGULATION

*Contents*
	1	Application of standards
	2	Exceptions to application of regulation
	3	Containers
	4	Advertising
	5	Offence

Application of standards

1 Except as modified by this regulation the grading of honey by numbered British Columbia grades shall be done by applying the standards for the corresponding numbered Canada grades, imposed by the Canada Agricultural Products Act and the regulations under it.

Exceptions to application of regulation

2 This regulation does not apply to

(a) honey produced and sold direct to a consumer at the producer's extracting plant or place of residence, or

(b) honey in transit to a processing or manufacturing plant, or

(d) shipments of honey being sent for exhibition or for experimental purposes.

Containers

3 (1) Sections 35 (1) (b) (i) and 36 (1) (c) of the Honey Regulations under the Canada Agricultural Products Act do not apply.

(2) All containers of honey shall be marked with the name and address of the packer or the name and address of the first seller.

Advertising

4 Where the price of honey is specified in an advertisement, the class, grade and quantity of honey referred to in the advertisement shall also be specified.

Offence

5 A person who contravenes section 4 commits an offence.

[Provisions of the Agricultural Produce Grading Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 11, relevant to the enactment of this regulation: section 14]