Farm Products Grades and Sales Act
Loi sur le classement et la vente des produits agricoles
R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 373
BURLEY TOBACCO
Historical version for theperiod January 15, 2009 to December 20, 2009.
Last amendment: O.Reg. 6/09.
This Regulation is made in English only.
1.In this Regulation,
“grader” means a grader appointed to grade tobacco;
“injury” means damage that detracts from the appearance or usability of tobacco leaves, other than damage by mould or by bits of broken tobacco leaves and stems resulting from handling;
“tobacco” means unmanufactured burley tobacco produced in Ontario;
“uniformity”, when expressed as a figure, means the percentage of tobacco leaves that meet the minimum colour intensity, leaf structure, body, width and length requirements for a particular grade. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 1.
2.Tobacco is designated as a farm product. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 2.
3.No person shall,
(a)sell or deliver for sale to a first buyer thereof; or
(b)buy from the producer thereof,
tobacco unless a grader has graded it and marked it with a grade established by this Regulation. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 3.
4.Where tobacco is graded, the grader shall examine the tobacco in as many bales on a pallet as are necessary to determine the grade of all the tobacco on the pallet and shall affix to a bale on the pallet a tag or label on which is legibly marked the grade of the tobacco on the pallet. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 4.
5.Tobacco damaged by mould after being cured containing bits of broken tobacco leaves and stems resulting from handling does not qualify for a grade. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 5.
6.The grade factors for tobacco leaves are leaf group, colour, intensity, leaf structure, body, width, length, uniformity and injury. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 6.
7.The leaf groups for tobacco and the symbols therefor are,
(a)sands (S), consisting of the leaves nearest the ground on a tobacco plant;
(b)cutters (C), consisting of the leaves above the sands and below the leaf;
(c)leaf (L), consisting of the leaves above the cutters and below the tips; and
(d)tips (T), consisting of the leaves as the top of a tobacco plant. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 7.
8.The colour classes for tobacco and the symbols therefor are,
(a)buff (B);
(b)tan (T);
(c)pink (P), meaning that the lamina of at least 20 per cent of the leaves is at least 20 per cent pink;
(d)tannish red (TR);
(e)red (R);
(f)dark red (DR);
(g)variegated (V), meaning that at least 20 per cent of the leaves are greyish, mottled or bleached;
(h)greenish (G), meaning that at least 20 per cent of the leaves contain green; and
(i)mixed (M), meaning that at least 20 per cent of the leaves are of a distinctly different colour or leaf group. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 8.
9.The colour intensity classifications for tobacco are,
(a)strong;
(b)moderate; and
(c)weak. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 9.
10.The leaf structure classifications for tobacco are,
(a)open, meaning ripe and possessing a well-developed cell structure giving the leaf an open grain;
(b)close, meaning fairly ripe and possessing a developed cell structure giving the leaf a close grain; and
(c)tight, meaning possessing an undeveloped structure giving the leaf a tight grain. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 10.
11.The body classifications for tobacco of each leaf group are,
(a)fleshy;
(b)medium; and
(c)lean. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 11.
12.The width classifications for tobacco of each leaf group other than sands are,
(a)broad;
(b)normal; and
(c)narrow. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 12.
13.In each of sections 9, 10, 11 and 12, the most favourable classification is listed first and the least favourable classification is listed last. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 13.
14.(1)The grades indicated in Schedules 1 to 4 and section 15 are established for tobacco.
(2)Tobacco, the majority of which is of the leaf group indicated in the heading of a schedule, may be graded with a grade indicated in the schedule if it meets the minimum grade requirements set opposite the grade.
(3)Tobacco, no more than 20 per cent of the leaves of which have an injury referred to in subsection (4), may be graded with the grade for which it would qualify but for the injury if the grade mark designating the grade that is affixed to the bale is followed by the symbol referred to for the appropriate condition set out in subsection (4).
(4)For the purpose of subsection (3), the symbol to be used,
(a)in the case of severely leaf-spotted tobacco, is D;
(b)in the case of severely hailed tobacco, is H;
(c)in the case of frosted tobacco, is O;
(d)in the case of severely sweated or barn-burnt tobacco, is S;
(e)in the case of severely bruised or sunburnt tobacco, is B;
(f)in the case of wet tobacco, is W; and
(g)in the case of tobacco with excessive dirt, foreign material or odour, is U.
(5)Each symbol required to follow a grade mark shall be legibly marked and shall be at least as large as the symbols in the grade mark. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 14.
15.(1)In this section,
“nondescript” means tobacco that does not qualify for a grade indicated in the schedules and more than 20 per cent of the leaves of which are,
(a)aphid infected,
(b)badly hailed,
(c)severely barn-burnt,
(d)crude right through the lamina,
(e)dead,
(f)dirty,
(g)frosted,
(h)green, or
(i)water damaged.
(2)The symbol for nondescript tobacco is ND.
(3)Nondescript tobacco may be graded with one of the following grades, the first symbol of which indicates the leaf group of the majority of the tobacco:
1.S—ND.
2.C—ND.
3.L—ND.
4.T—ND. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, s. 15.
16.Revoked: O.Reg. 6/09, s.1.
Schedule 1
SANDS
Grade / Colour / Colour Intensity / Leaf Structure / Body / Approximate Length (maximum inches) / Uniformity (minimum per cent) / Injury (maximum per cent)
ST1 / tan / strong / open / fleshy / 16 / 90 / 10
ST2 / tan / moderate / open / medium / 16 / 80 / 30
ST3 / tan / moderate / close / lean / 16 / 70 / 50
SB1 / buff / strong / open / medium / 16 / 90 / 10
SB2 / buff / moderate / close / medium / 16 / 80 / 30
SB3 / buff / weak / tight / lean / 16 / 70 / 50
SV3 / variegated / moderate / close / medium / 16 / 80 / 30
SV4 / variegated / moderate / close / lean / 16 / 75 / 40
SV5 / variegated / weak / tight / lean / 16 / 70 / 50
SG3 / greenish / moderate / close / medium / 16 / 80 / 30
SG4 / greenish / moderate / close / medium / 16 / 75 / 40
SG5 / greenish / weak / tight / lean / 16 / 70 / 50
SM3 / mixed / strong / open / fleshy / 16 / 80 / 30
SM4 / mixed / moderate / close / medium / 16 / 75 / 40
SM5 / mixed / weak / tight / lean / 16 / 70 / 50
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, Sched. 1.
Schedule 2
CUTTERS
Grade / Colour / Colour Intensity / Leaf Structure / Body / Width / Approximate Length (maximum inches) / Uniformity (minimum per cent) / Injury (maximum
per cent)
CT1 / tan / strong / open / fleshy / broad / 20 / 90 / 10
CT2 / tan / moderate / open / medium / normal / 18 / 80 / 30
CT3 / tan / moderate / close / lean / normal / 16 / 70 / 50
CTR1 / tannish red / strong / close / medium / broad / 20 / 90 / 10
CTR2 / tannish red / moderate / close / medium / normal / 18 / 80 / 30
CTR3 / tannish red / moderate / tight / lean / normal / 16 / 70 / 50
CB1 / buff / moderate / close / fleshy / broad / 20 / 90 / 10
CB2 / buff / moderate / close / medium / normal / 18 / 80 / 30
CB3 / buff / weak / tight / lean / normal / 16 / 70 / 50
CP3 / pink / moderate / close / medium / normal / 18 / 80 / 30
CP4 / pink / moderate / close / medium / normal / 18 / 75 / 40
CP5 / pink / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
CV3 / variegated / moderate / close / medium / normal / 18 / 80 / 30
CV4 / variegated / moderate / close / medium / normal / 18 / 75 / 40
CV5 / variegated / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
CG3 / greenish / moderate / close / medium / normal / 18 / 80 / 30
CG4 / greenish / moderate / close / medium / normal / 18 / 75 / 40
CG5 / greenish / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
CM3 / mixed / strong / open / fleshy / normal / 18 / 80 / 30
CM4 / mixed / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 75 / 40
CM5 / mixed / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, Sched. 2.
Schedule 3
LEAF
Grade / Colour / Colour Intensity / Leaf Structure / Body / Width / Approximate Length (maximum inches) / Uniformity (minimum per cent) / Injury (maximum per cent)
LR1 / red / strong / open / fleshy / normal / 20 / 90 / 10
LR2 / red / moderate / open / medium / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
LR3 / red / moderate / close / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
LT1 / tan / strong / close / medium / normal / 20 / 90 / 10
LT2 / tan / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
LT3 / tan / moderate / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
LTR1 / tannish red / moderate / close / medium / normal / 20 / 90 / 10
LTR2 / tannish red / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
LTR3 / tannish red / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
LP3 / pink / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
LP4 / pink / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 75 / 40
LP5 / pink / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
LV3 / variegated / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
LV4 / variegated / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 75 / 40
LV5 / variegated / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
LG3 / greenish / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
LG4 / greenish / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 75 / 40
LG5 / greenish / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
LM3 / mixed / strong / open / fleshy / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
LM4 / mixed / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 75 / 40
LM5 / mixed / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, Sched. 3.
Schedule 4
TIPS
Grade / Colour / Colour Intensity / Leaf Structure / Body / Width / Approximate Length (maximum inches) / Uniformity (minimum per cent) / Injury (maximum per cent)
TDR1 / dark red / strong / open / fleshy / normal / 16 / 90 / 10
TDR2 / dark red / moderate / open / medium / narrow / 16 / 80 / 30
TDR3 / dark red / moderate / close / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
TR1 / red / strong / close / medium / normal / 16 / 90 / 10
TR2 / red / moderate / close / medium / narrow / 16 / 80 / 30
TR3 / red / moderate / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
TV3 / variegated / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
TV4 / variegated / moderate / close / medium / narrow / 16 / 75 / 40
TV5 / variegated / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
TG3 / greenish / moderate / close / medium / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
TG4 / greenish / moderate / close / medium / narrow / 16 / 75 / 40
TG5 / greenish / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
TM3 / mixed / strong / open / fleshy / normal / 16 / 80 / 30
TM4 / mixed / moderate / close / medium / narrow / 16 / 75 / 40
TM5 / mixed / weak / tight / lean / narrow / 16 / 70 / 50
R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 373, Sched. 4.
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