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Fluid Dairy Pricing Regulations

made under clauses 9(

c) and (

d) of the

Dairy Industry Act

S.N.S. 2000, c. 24

N.S. Reg. 95/2003 (effective April 8, 2003)

amended to N.S. Reg. 37/2026 (effective February 1, 2026)

Table of Contents

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Citation

Minimum prices

Milk sold under School Milk Program

Exceptional circumstances

Maximum discounts

Equipment

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Fluid Dairy Pricing Regulations .

Minimum prices

2 Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, the minimum wholesale and minimum

retail prices of fluid milk in containers sold in Nova Scotia from processors to retailers and

from retailers to customers must be

(

a) whole milk (including fortified products)

20 L

$ 33.53

10 L

16.76

5 L

8.39

4 L

6.46

2 L

3.35

1.5 L

2.53

1 L

1.70

larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L

1.30

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

0.87

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

0.51

larger than 15 ml but no larger than 125 ml

0.34

15 ml or smaller

0.03

(

b) partly skimmed milk (including fortified products)

20 L

$ 33.31

10 L

16.66

5 L

8.33

4 L

6.46

2 L

3.33

1.5 L

2.51

1 L

1.69

larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L

1.29

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

0.86

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

0.51

larger than 15 ml but no larger than 125 ml

0.34

15 ml or smaller

0.03

(

c) skim milk (including fortified products)

20 L

$ 32.89

10 L

16.45

5 L

8.23

4 L

6.46

2 L

3.29

1.5 L

2.48

1 L

1.67

larger than 500 ml but no smaller than 1 L

1.28

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

0.85

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

0.51

larger than 15 ml but no larger than 125 ml

0.34

15 ml or smaller

0.03

(

d) chocolate milk, chocolate partly skimmed milk and flavoured milk

(including fortified products)

20 L

$ 36.49

10 L

18.25

5 L

9.13

4 L

7.04

2 L

3.61

1.5 L

2.72

1 L

1.83

larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L

1.40

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

0.93

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

0.58

(

e) buttermilk

2 L

$ 3.31

1 L

1.68

larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L

1.26

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

0.81

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

0.39

(

f) light cream (containing 5%–9.9% butterfat)

1 L

$ 1.87

larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L

1.43

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

0.96

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

0.50

15 ml or smaller

0.03

(

g) blend cream (containing 10%–17.9% butterfat)

20 L

$ 48.18

10 L

24.09

5 L

12.04

2 L

4.83

1 L

2.41

larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L

1.85

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

1.25

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

0.64

15 ml or smaller

0.03

(

h) coffee cream (containing 18%–34.9% butterfat)

20 L

$ 58.27

10 L

29.13

5 L

14.57

1 L

2.92

larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L

2.22

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

1.49

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

0.72

15 ml or smaller

0.04

(

i) whipping cream (containing not less than 35% butterfat)

20 L

$ 91.08

1 L

4.55

larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L

3.43

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

2.27

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

1.23

(

j) egg nog

2 L

$ 4.35

1 L

2.20

larger than 500 ml but smaller than 1 L

1.66

larger than 250 ml but no larger than 500 ml

1.08

larger than 125 ml but no larger than 250 ml

0.60

(

k) concentrated milk

1 L

$ 3.65

Milk sold under School Milk Program

2A

(1) Section 2 does not apply to milk sold by a school under the School Milk Program

administered by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

(2) The sizes and corresponding prices of containers of milk that may be sold under the

School Milk Program are limited to the following:

Container Size

Price ($)

237 ml

0.40

250 ml

0.40

473 ml

0.80

500 ml

0.80

10 L

16.00

20 L

32.00

(3) The only classes of milk that may be sold under the School Milk Program are whole

milk, partly skimmed milk and skim milk.

(4) Milk sold under the School Milk Program must be sold only directly to, or for the

benefit of, students at a school.

Exceptional circumstances

2B

(1) In exceptional circumstances, the Council may grant an exemption to the minimum

wholesale and minimum retail prices in

Section 2.

(2) For the purposes of this Section, exceptional circumstances means conditions that are

unusual, unforeseen, and out of the ordinary course of events.

(3) A processor may apply to Council for an exemption under subsection (1) by making

a written request, including all of the following:

(

a) the specific fluid milk product for which the exemption is requested, including

all of the following:

(

i) product name,

(ii) brand and owner of brand,

(iii) container type and size,

(iv) Universal Product Code,

(

v) volume of product to be sold under the exemption, if granted,

(vi) proposed retail price under the exemption;

(

b) the requested time period for the exemption;

(

c) the retailer name and address;

(

d) details of the exceptional circumstances upon which the request is based.

Maximum discounts

3 The maximum discount that may be extended by a distributor to any end user is 10% of

the minimum wholesale price.

4 The maximum discount that may be extended by a distributor to any customer other than

an end user is 18.5% of the minimum wholesale price.

Equipment

5 A processor must not place or replace their equipment with a customer without the prior

approval of the Council, unless the equipment is provided

(

a) for a fair, special event, promotion, or special situation on a temporary basis; or

(

b) to a school providing milk under a School Milk Program, administered by the

Department of Agriculture and Fisheries.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Fluid Dairy Pricing Regulations

N.S. Reg.

95/2003

Dairy Industry 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 Fluid Dairy Pricing Regulations made

under the Dairy Industry Act includes all of the

following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

95/2003

Apr 8, 2003

date specified

May 2, 2003

189/2011

May 20, 2011

date specified

Jun 3, 2011

174/2012

Sep 12, 2012

date specified

Oct 5, 2012

194/2013

Apr 19, 2013

date specified

May 3, 2013

58/2014

Apr 11, 2014

date specified

May 2, 2014

84/2014

Jun 11, 2014

date specified

Jun 27, 2014

126/2014

Aug 12, 2014

date specified

Sep 5, 2014

173/2014

Dec 1, 2014

date specified

Nov 28, 2014

291/2015

Sep 1, 2015

date specified

Aug 7, 2015

309/2015

Sep 1, 2015

date specified

Sep 4, 2015

48/2016

May 1, 2016

date specified

Apr 15, 2016

173/2018

Oct 1, 2018

date specified

Oct 12, 2018

141/2019

Nov 1, 2019

date specified

Oct 11, 2018

53/2020

Apr 2, 2020

date specified

Apr 24, 2020

88/2024

May 1, 2024

date specified

May 17, 2024

191/2024

Sep 6, 2024

date specified

Sep 20, 2024

97/2025

May 15, 2025

date specified

May 30, 2025

37/2026

Feb 1, 2026

date specified

Feb 20, 2026

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

2 ........................................................

am. 189/2011; rs. 88/2024, 97/2025, 37/2026

2(a)-(c) .......................................

am. 174/2012, 58/2014, 84/2014, 126/2014, 173/2014,

309/2015, 173/2018, 191/2024

2(d) .............................................

am. 174/2012, 58/2014, 84/2014, 173/2014, 309/2015,

141/2019, 191/2024

2(e) .............................................

am. 173/2014, 309/2015, 191/2024

2(f) .............................................

am. 194/2013, 58/2014; ra. as

2(g) 126/2014

2(f) .............................................

ad. 126/2014 ; am. 173/2014, 309/2015, 191/2024

2(g) .............................................

am. 58/2014; ra. as 2(h)

126/2014

2(g) .............................................

ra. from 2(f) 126/2014 ; am. 126/2014, 173/2014, 309/2015, 191/2024

2(h) .............................................

am. 58/2014; ra. as 2(i)

126/2014

2(h) ............................................

ra. from 2(g) 126/2014 ; am. 126/2014, 173/2014, 309/2015, 191/2024

2(i) ..............................................

am. 174/2012, 58/2014; ra. as

2(j) 126/2014

2(i) .............................................

ra. from 2(h) 126/2014 ; am. 126/2014, 173/2014, 309/2015, 191/2024

2(j) .............................................

ra. as 2(k) 126/2014

2(j) .............................................

ra. from 2(i) 126/2014 ; am. 126/2014, 173/2014, 309/2015, 191/2024

2(k) .............................................

ra. from 2(j) 126/2014

2A .....................................................

ad. 126/2014

2A(2) ..........................................

rs. 291/2015; am. 48/2016

2A(3) ..........................................

rs. 291/2015

2A(4) ..........................................

ad. 291/2015

2B .....................................................

ad. 53/2020

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections:

Note

Effective

date

References to the Department of Agriculture and

Fisheries should be read as references to the Department of Agriculture in

accordance with O.I.C. 2006-121 under the Public

Service Act , R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 376.

Feb 24, 2006

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.