Acts Online
GT Shield

Marketing of Agricultural Products Act, 1996 (Act No. 47 of 1996)

Notices

Establishment of Statutory Measure: Records and Returns by Milk Producers

6. Records and Returns to be kept and submitted by Milk Producers

 

(1) The following persons shall keep records and furnish returns regarding milk in his or her possession or under his or her control:
(a) Milk Producers.

 

(2) The Milk Producers' Organisation shall make return forms available to facilitate the process of submitting returns.

 

(3)        The return shall be submitted annually and will be submitted as follows, namely—

 

(a) When forwarded by post to:

The Administrator

Milk Producers' Organisation

PO Box 1284

Pretoria

0001

 

(b) When delivered by hand, delivered to:

The Administrator

Milk Producers' Organisation

Glenwood Office Park

Block A, First floor

266 Sprite Avenue

Faerie Glen

Pretoria

0084

 

(c) When sent electronically to:

[email protected]

 

(4) Each milk producer shall within 15 days after 31 October of each year, furnish an accurate return to the Milk Producers' Organisation.

 

(5) The records and returns shall contain information regarding the following:
(a) Date of completion of the return form;
(b) Producer's name and surname and where applicable, also the name of the company, trust of a closed corporation;
(c) Producer's postal address;
(d) Name of the producer's farm;
(e) GPS coordinates of milking parlour;
(f) Magisterial district in which the farm resides;
(g) Contact details of the producer, namely telephone, fax, e-mail and ce 11 phone  numbers;
(h) Milk buyer's name;
(i) Number of cows in milk;
(j) Number of dry cows (not in milk);
(k) Number of heifers in October:
• Age 0 - 12 months;
• Age of more than 12 months:
o Pregnant heifers; and
o Not pregnant heifers
(l) Actual litres of milk that were used on the farm(s) in the 12 months preceding 31 October every year;
(m) Actual litres of mllk produced in the 12 months preceding 31 October every year;
(n) Production system for cows in milk:
• Pasture based; or
• Total mixed ration; or
• Combination of a pasture based and total mixed ration.
(o) Management system:
• Automatic computer-based system; or
• Manual recordings.
(p) Breed of cattle and in the case of crossbreeding, the breeds involved.

 

(6) A record system that reflects good accounting practice shall be introduced and kept by the Milk Producers' Organisation.