77. The general meeting of the producers, duly called for that purpose, may make by-laws to:(a) change the amount of the contribution contemplated by section 76 and decree that administrative costs to implement any provision of a joint plan, a by-law or this act must be paid out of a special contribution;
(b) authorize the producers’ board to establish a working fund for the payment of expenses incurred to implement and administer a plan or by-law;
(c) classify the producers into groups, fix the contributions payable by the producers, with possible variations according to a producers’ group, and use those contributions for the purposes of this section and section 76, including the creation of reserves, the payment of expenses and losses resulting from the marketing of a marketed product, whether or not such product has been produced by the producer required to pay the contribution, and, where applicable, the equalization or adjustment among producers of the moneys realized from the sale of a marketed product during such period as the board may determine.
Sections 71 to 73 apply mutatis mutandis to the making, approval, coming into force, replacement, amendment or repeal of a by-law made under this section.
1974, c. 36, s. 77; 1979, c. 4, s. 5.