Category: Regulated marketing appeal
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Preliminary decision: Lilydale Co-Operative Ltd. et al. v. B.C Chicken Marketing Board
BCFIRB directs Lilydale Co-operative Ltd. to produce documents related to its usage of temporary import quota during the Avian Influenza crisis for appeals against BCCMB’s product redirection decisions.
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Decision: Lilydale Co-Operative Ltd. et al. v. B.C. Chicken Marketing Board
BCFIRB dismisses appeals against Parts 7 and 8 of the BCCMB General Orders, which assure supply to processors based on historical market share and regulate new processor entrants. The decision supports maintaining industry stability and growth under current market conditions.
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Procedural decision: Ladybug Manor v. British Columbia Turkey Marketing Board
BCFIRB grants an extension for Ladybug Manor to file its appeal against a BCTMB decision that cancelled its broker license.
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Decision summary: Pan-O-ramic Farms (1990) Ltd v. British Columbia Milk Marketing Board
Summary of appeal of BCMMB’s decision to not renew a transporter agreement. The appellant argued for a duty of fairness and due process, claiming the decision had serious financial consequences and was beyond the BCMMB’s jurisdiction. The decision was related to the BCMMB’s transportation policy.
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Decision: Lancaster v. British Columbia Milk Marketing Board
Appeal of BCMMB’s decision to set a milk hauling rate for Lancaster’s Walhachin farm. Lancaster contended that BCMMB failed to grandfather the existing rate from 2004 and did not amend a milk hauling zone boundary to include his farm.
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Decision: Jansen v. British Columbia Egg Marketing Board
Appeal of BCEMB’s levy decision to increase uniform levy and not refund “banked” amounts for SPLQ levies. Jansen’s issues with levy calculation and refund. The decision was related to the BCEMB’s levy policies and the 2005 Specialty Review Report.
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Preliminary decision: Island Farms Dairies Co-op Association v. British Columbia Milk Marketing Board
Appellants sought a stay of decision to increase the BC Class 1 milk levy pending appeal. The decision was related to the pricing of fluid milk and B.C.’s role in the national supply management system.
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Decision: Jacobsen v. British Columbia Milk Marketing Board
The BCMMB sought a summary dismissal of Jacobsen’s appeal regarding the determination of the raw milk hauling rate, arguing it was out of time, frivolous, vexatious, or trivial, and had been dealt with in another proceeding. The appeal was related to the Board’s Consolidated Order on freight rates.
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Decision: Island Farms Dairies Co-operative Association v. British Columbia Milk Marketing Board
Appeal of BCMMB’s policy decision to increase the Marketing Costs & Losses Levy by $1.96/HL to address losses from BSE.
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Decision: Thomson d.b.a. Inverine Developments v. British Columbia Milk Marketing Board
Appeal of BCMMB’s decision to deny a request for special regulatory accommodations for establishing a 3000 head dairy farm with a UHT processing plant. The appellant argued for quota allotment and regulatory changes, citing innovation in production and product.