22.3. The Minister may, by way of a memorandum of agreement, entrust to a body the management of an identification system established under section 22.1.
The memorandum of agreement may provide for an inspection program and, in particular, for the terms and conditions of the program, and for the remuneration and other expenses of the inspectors which shall be borne by the body that is a party to the memorandum of agreement.
The body may determine the fees payable by the persons referred to in the first paragraph of section 22.1 to defray the cost of managing the identification system, including the cost of identification equipment. The fees so determined come into force on the date set by the Minister. A notice of the fees and the date of coming into force shall be published in a farm journal at least 15 days before that date. The sums collected by the body shall devolve to the body.
Where the memorandum of agreement expires, the Minister shall publish a notice to that effect in a farm journal or in the Gazette officielle du Québec within 30 days of the expiry of the memorandum of agreement. The Minister shall collect the fees payable as determined by the body, which fees shall continue to apply until the date as of which new fees apply. The sums collected shall be paid into the Consolidated Revenue Fund.
2000, c. 40, s. 14; 2003, c. 24, s. 2.