Outcome: Partially approved
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Approval: BCFIRB to B.C. Egg Marketing Board — Quota exchange reform
BCFIRB approves the BCEMB’s pilot BC Egg Quota Exchange with conditions, including establishing a public web page and integrating the review into the 2015/16 quota program and policy review. BCFIRB requires a complete report on the pilot’s outcome and maintains approval authority before finalization.
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Decision: Andrusek v. British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Appeal of seizure and costs regarding four dogs and one cat in Abbotsford due to unsanitary living conditions, lack of veterinary care and abandonment following eviction. The animals were found in a rental unit after the expiry of the tenancy agreement.
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Decision: Interim BCCMB pricing formula amendment prior approval period A-180
This is BCFIRB’s decision on the BCCMB’s November 18, 2022, request to extend the A-179 interim pricing formula (the 50% guardrail provision). BCFIRB approves the 50% guardrail provision for period A-180 only, but re-instates its adjustment for Ontario grower margins.
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Decision: 2013 Quota Distribution Policy and Egg Core Review — Prior Approval for the B.C. Egg Marketing Board
BCFIRB issues preliminary decisions on the BCEMB’s quota distribution policy and Core Review, approving certain proposals and setting conditions for others. The decisions address quota allocations, new producer programs, and stakeholder engagement.
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BCFIRB follow-up and conditional approval – GEP revisions in response to quota governance supervisory review
BCFIRB conditionally approved the Milk Board’s Graduated Entrant Program revision, requiring a 10-year prohibition on exempt family quota transfers to prevent “double dipping.” GEP recipients who breach this rule will lose all program benefits.
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Letter: BCEMB to BCFIRB — Follow-up to July 28, 2014 decision on 2013 Quota Distribution Policy and Egg Core Review
This letter is BCFIRB’s formal reply to the BCEMB’s August 14, 2014, submission. BCFIRB approves the B.C. Egg Marketing Board’s 67,890-layer pro-rata quota distribution but denies the release of the 2013 reserve quota pending further clarification on the reserve’s accounting.
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Decision: B.C. Chicken Marketing Board interim pricing formula amendment prior approval – starting period A-177
BCFIRB approves the BC Chicken Marketing Board’s request to continue the 50% recovery above the guardrail for three periods but denies the change in Ontario weight class reference for A-177.
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Letter: BCFIRB to BCEMB — Conditional approval of election rules and procedures
BCFIRB conditionally approves the B.C. Egg Marketing Board’s revised Election Rules and Procedures, subject to the board incorporating BCFIRB’s tracked changes.