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

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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 with regard to milk in his or her possession or under his or her control:

 

(a) All milk producers

 

(2)

The Milk Producers’ Organisation shall make return forms available to facilitate the process of submitting returns.

 

(3)

(a) The return shall be submitted annually, 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

86 Watermeyer street,

Val de Grace

Pretoria

0184

(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 with regard to 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 or closed corporation;
(c) Producer's postal address;
(d) Name of the producer's farm/s;
(e) GPS co-ordinate/s of milking parlour/s;
(f) Registration number of milking parlour/s;
(g) Name of the buyer/s of the milk
(h) Magisterial district in which the farm/s reside/s;
(i) Contact details of the producer, namely telephone, fax, e-mail and cell phone numbers;
(j) Breed of cattle and, in the case of cross-breeding, the breeds involved;
(k) Number of cows in milk in October;
(l) Number of dry cows (not in milk) in October;
(m) Number of heifers in October;
Age 0 to 12 months; and
Age of more than 12 months:
Pregnant heifers; and
Not pregnant heifers.
(n) Actual liters of milk produced in the 12 months preceding 31 October every year;
(o) Actual liters of milk that was used on the farm/s in the 12 months preceding 31 October every year;
(p) Production system:
Pasture based; or
Total mixed ration; or
Combination of pasture based and total mixed ration
(q) Management system:
Automatic computer based system; or
Manual recordings.

 

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