Bill 13 (Legislature 5, Session 5)

L5 S5 9954

Alberta — Bills

A BILL TO AMEND THE PRODUCE MERCHANTS ACT,1922. NOTE. This Bill- (

a) limits the operation of the Act to persons buying for the first time from an Alberta producer; (

b) requires the agents of produce merchants to have a license (but not a bond) ; (

c) removes fruit from the operation of the Act as not ·being in general an Alberta product; (

d) removes hide dealers from the operation of the Act to accord with the proposed amendments to The Stock Inspection Act, 1922. WALTER S. SCOTT, . Legislative Counsel. (This note does not form any part of the Bill and is offered merely as (~partial explanation of some of its provisions.) BILL ]%0. 1~3 1925.

An Act to amend The Produce Merchants Act, 1922. (Assented to , 1925.) HIS MAJESTY, .by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Alberta, enacts as follows: 1. This Act may be cited as "The Pl'oduce Me't'chants Act, 1922, Amendment Act 1925." 2. The Produce Me'i'chants Act, 1922, being

chapter of the Revised Statutes of Alberta, 1922, is amended as to

section by striking out paragraph (

b) thereof, and sub stituting therefor the following: " (b) 'Produce' shall mean any agricultural product or farm produce, and shall include horses, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry (live or dressed), eggs, vegetables of all kinds (except canned vegetables), butter, butter fat, milk and live stock feeds." 3.

Section of the said Act is amended by striking out paragraph (

c) thereof, and substituting therefor the fol lowing: " (c) 'Produce merchant' shall mean a person who, in the way of business, buys for resale from a producer, produce produced in Alberta, or receives such pro duce for sale either on commission or for account of a consignor." 4.

Section of the said Act is amended by adding thereto the words "or an agent of a produce merchant." 5.

Section of the said Act is amended by adding as subsection (3) thereof the following: "

(3) The Minister shall issue a license to the applicant empowering him to act as an agent of a produce merchant until the first day of May following, if- " (

a) he approves of the application, and "(

b) the applicant pays a license fee of two dollars." 6. This Act shall come into force on the ............ day of ........................ 19 ... . No. FIFTH SESSION FIFTH LEGISLATURE GEORGE V BILL

An Act to amend The Produce Mer chants Act, 1922. Received and read the First time .................... . Second time .................. . Third time ................... . HON. MR. HOADLEY. EDMONTON: J. W. JEFFBIIY, KING'S PRINTER A.D. 1925 Title: 1925 (5th, 5th) Bill 13,

An Act to amend The Produce Merchants Act, 1922

Document details

Collection	Alberta — Bills
Citation	L5 S5 9954
Type	bill
Volume / chapter	L5 S5 9954
Language	en
Format	json
Source	PROVINCIAL
Identifier	dcb3bb6643884699317687a841c4341bef67322e

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