This Act provides for the costs of the production, processing and distribution of fluid milk. The Act specifies the following duties and powers of the Manitoba Council: requiring persons who supply, distribute, process, keep for sale or sell fluid milk or dairy products to provide complete information relating to the cost of producing, transporting, storing, processing, packaging and marketing of fluid milk or dairy products; inspecting the books and premises relating to the supply, distribution, processing or sale of fluid milk or dairy products; monitoring and hearing complaints relating to the prices of fluid milk; investigating and studying systems of distribution of fluid milk and dairy products and the conditions of the dairy industry in Manitoba. The Act covers the following matters: cost of production formula and fixing price paid to producers; establishment of a pricing system based on the butterfat, the protein and any other solid component content of the milk; fixing of prices; prohibitions; penalties.
Title:
The Milk Prices Review Act, C.C.S.M. c. M130
Country:
Canada
Type of document:
Legislation
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Repealed:
No