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Maple Syrup Insurance Plan

made under

Section 6 of the

Crop and Livestock Insurance Act

R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 113

O.I.C. 2010-336 (effective September 8, 2010), N.S. Reg. 133/2010

amended to O.I.C. 2021-15 (effective January 26, 2021), N.S. Reg. 29/2021

Table of Contents

Please note: this table of contents is provided for convenience of reference and does not form part of the regulations.

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Citation

Purpose

Interpretation

Designation of perils

Designation of crop year

Application deadline

Deadline for notice of cancellation of insurance

Coverage

Total guaranteed production

Established prices

Maximum indemnity

Calculating premium

Paying premium

Determining number of insurable taps

Carry-over of crop

Harvesting

Final date for harvest

Harvest yield report

Evaluation of loss

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Maple Syrup Insurance Plan .

Purpose

2 The purpose of this plan is to provide for insurance against a reduction in yield of maple

syrup resulting from one or more of the perils designated in

Section 4.

Interpretation

(1) In this plan,

“Act” means the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act ;

“average insurable yield” means the average insurable yield of an insurable maple

syrup crop determined in accordance with subsection 10(3);

“degrees Brix” is a measurement of the dissolved sugar-to-water mass ratio of a

liquid;

“designated perils” means the perils designated in

Section 4 for the purpose of this

plan;

“maple trees” means all maple trees of any variety from which maple syrup is

produced in Nova Scotia that are accepted by the Commission for insurance

coverage;

“tap” means a device that is fitted to a maple tree for harvesting sap for producing

maple syrup;

set out in the Contract of Insurance in Form 1 to the General Crop Insurance Plans

Regulations made under the Act;

“total guaranteed production” means the total guaranteed production determined in

accordance with

Section 10.

(2) For the purpose of this plan, a litre of maple syrup is defined as 1 L of syrup at 66 to

67.5 degrees Brix.

Designation of perils

4 The following are designated as perils for maple syrup production:

(

a) insects;

(

b) excessive summer drought;

(

c) below-average summer sun or heat;

(

d) wind;

(

e) ice;

(

f) wildlife for which there is no known control;

(

g) adverse weather that prevents collection;

(

h) off-crop due to any adverse weather not described in the other designated

perils;

(

i) fire;

(

j) absence of cool and warm temperature cycling during the collection period;

and

(

k) disease.

Designation of crop year

5 The crop year for maple syrup production is the period from May 1 in any year to April 30

in the following year.

Application deadline

6 For the purpose of clause 4(2)(

b) of the General Crop Insurance Plans Regulations , an

application for insurance under this plan must be filed with the Commission before the 1st

day of the 1st crop year for which the contract of insurance is to be in force, or another

date at the Commission’s discretion.

7 [repealed]

Deadline for notice of cancellation of insurance

a notice of cancellation of insurance under this plan must be given no later than May 15 of

the crop year for which the cancellation is to be effective.

Coverage

(1) All of the taps owned or operated by an insured person and to be harvested must be

offered for insurance coverage.

(2) The Commission may insure all or some of the taps offered for insurance coverage.

(3) On written application by an insured person, the Commission may insure a maple

syrup crop on the basis of variety, area, agronomic practice or specified perils.

Total guaranteed production

(1) An insured person must select a coverage level of 70%, 80%, 85% or 90% of the

average insurable yield of an insurable maple syrup crop for the purpose of

determining the guaranteed production for that crop in a crop year.

(2) Subject to any adjustment made under subsection 15(2) or (3), the total guaranteed

production for an insured maple syrup crop is determined by multiplying the selected

coverage level by the average insurable yield for the total area of that insured maple

syrup crop.

(3) The average insurable yield of an insurable maple syrup crop is the potential

production of that crop as determined by the Commission from the insured person’s

yield records, subject to a methodology developed by an actuary and approved by the

Commission.

Established prices

(1) For each crop year, the Commission must establish price options for each insurable

maple syrup crop and announce these options to insured persons before the

beginning of the crop year.

(2) An insured person must select one of the price options as the established price to be

used for calculating premium and indemnity in their contract of insurance.

Maximum indemnity

12 The maximum indemnity for which the Commission is liable under a contract of insurance

is the amount obtained by multiplying the total guaranteed production by the established

price option selected under subsection 11(2).

Calculating premium

(1) The base premium rate must be based on a methodology set by an actuary and

approved by the Commission.

(2) The base premium rate must be adjusted by a factor approved by the Commission in

consultation with an actuary.

(3) The maximum discount that may be given under subsection (2) is 50% and the

maximum surcharge that may be added under subsection (2) is 100%.

(4) Despite subsections (1) to (3), the minimum annual premium payable by an insured

person in each crop year is $50.

(5) The premium determined under subsections (1) to (3) includes premium payments

(Canada) and by the Province under the Act.

Paying premium

(1) An insured person must pay the premium less the premium deposit to the

Commission no later than August 1 for the current crop year.

(2) Interest of 1.5% per month, or a minimum of $5 per month, is charged on an

overdue account.

Determining number of insurable taps

(1) The Commission may determine the number of insurable taps by any method that it

considers appropriate.

(2) If the actual number of taps in a crop year is less than the insured number of taps, the

total guaranteed production and the amount of insurance is reduced accordingly and

no premium refund is payable.

(3) If the actual number of taps in a crop year exceeds the insured number of taps, the

total guaranteed production is pro-rated to the insured number of taps in calculating

the indemnity payable.

Carry-over of crop

16 If, before harvest, an insured person believes that they will have a claim on an insured

maple syrup crop, and if the insured person has any carry-over of maple syrup in storage,

either purchased or produced by the insured person, the insured person must report the

carry-over in writing before the beginning of harvest, or the Commission may regard the

carry-over as new production.

Harvesting

17 All taps that are insured must be harvested within the crop year unless the Commission

consents in writing to a written request by the insured person to abandon or destroy any

part of the intended harvest.

18 [repealed]

Final date for harvest

19 The final date for harvest is the last day of the crop year or any other date determined by

the Commission, and the Commission may estimate a potential yield for any insured taps

not harvested by that date.

Harvest yield report

20 No later than 30 days after the completion of harvest, an insured person must file a harvest

yield report on a form provided by the Commission for this purpose.

Evaluation of loss

21 For the purpose of determining the reduction in yield of an insured crop in a crop year and

any indemnity payable,

(

a) when the actual production from the insured taps is less than the total

guaranteed production for the taps, the adjustment of loss is calculated by

multiplying the difference between the total guaranteed production and the

actual production by the established price; and

(

b) when loss or damage occurs to an insured crop before harvest is completed, the

Commission may consent in writing to a written request to abandon any part of

the insured taps and in that case the Commission must determine the extent of

the damage and the potential production.

22 [repealed]

23 [repealed]

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Maple Syrup Insurance Plan

N.S. Reg.

133/2010

Crop and Livestock Insurance Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Maple Syrup Insurance Plan made under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

133/2010

Sept 8, 2010

date specified

Sep 24, 2010

11/2012

Jan

10, 2012

date

specified

Jan

27, 2012

119/2018

Jul 3,

date

specified

Jul

20, 2018

29/2021

Jan

26, 2021

date

specified

Feb

12, 2021

The

following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current

consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

3(1) ...................................................

am. 11/2012 (clause lettering removed)

3(1), defn . of “contract

of insurance” ..................................................

rep. 11/2012

3(1), defn . of “General

Regulations” ..................................................

ad. 11/2012 ; rep. 119/2018

of the Contract of Insurance” .......

ad. 11/2012 ; am. 119/2018

6 ........................................................

rs . 11/2012; am. 119/2018

7 ........................................................

rep. 11/2012

8 ........................................................

rs . 11/2012

13(2) .................................................

rs . 29/2021

16 ......................................................

rs . 11/2012

18 ......................................................

rep. 11/2012

22 ......................................................

rep. 11/2012

23 ......................................................

rep. 11/2012

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded:

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.