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Farm Implement Distributor Licensing |
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The Alberta Farm Implement Act and Regulation is administered by the Farm Implement Act Administration of the Farmers' Advocate Office of Alberta. Under this Act, anyone carrying on a business as a farm implement distributor must hold a distributor's licence. The licences are issued annually and distributors must pay a licence fee to the Alberta Minister of Finance and an annual levy to the Farm Implement Compensation Fund. Licence fees are set at $50 by the Farm Implement Act Regulation. The levy is set annually by the Farm Implement Board. The levy for 2012 is $500. The Board determines the amount based on the number of claims paid out of the compensation fund during the previous year.
Farmer and implement dealers may verify if a company is licensed to carry on a business as a farm implement distributor by contacting the Farmers' Advocate Office.
Dealing with licensed distributors provides implement dealers with financial and legal security when purchasing equipment.
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The Application for Licence as a Distributor is also available as a fillable PDF document - 2.6 MB.
This application form can be completed on-line, printed off, signed and then mailed to:
Farm Implement Act Administration
Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Room 305, J.G. O’Donoghue Building
7000 – 113 Street, Edmonton AB T6H 5T6
Telephone: 310-FARM (3276) or (403) 742-7901
Fax: (780) 427-3913
Note: To use this fillable form you must be using Adobe 5.1 or higher. The latest version of the software is available for free from Adobe). |
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For more information about the content of this document, contact Ag-Info Centre.
Last Reviewed/Revised on March 15, 2012.
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