Category: General oversight
-
Consultation: BC Milk Marketing Board — Dairy quota policy and governance review
Consultation from BCMMB on how quota is allocated, transferred, and managed.
-
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.
-
Cover letter: BCEMB to BCFIRB — Response to July 28, 2014 decision note on 2014 Quota Distribution Policy Review
The B.C. Egg Marketing Board (BCEMB) submits its formal response to BCFIRB’s July 28, 2014, decision note.
-
Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Broiler Hatching Egg Commission, B.C. Chicken Marketing Board, B.C. Milk Marketing Board, B.C. Hog Marketing Board, B.C. Turkey Marketing Board, B.C. Egg Marketing Board — Regulated marketing and animal welfare
BCFIRB outlines its expectations for regulated marketing boards and commissions to address animal welfare standards under the NPMA. BCFIRB emphasizes the importance of proactive risk management and enforceable standards to maintain consumer confidence and orderly marketing. Boards are encouraged to report progress using SAFETI principles.
-
Letter: BCFIRB to BCBHEC, BCEMB, BCCMB, BCTMB — Use of contingency funds for avian influenza response
BCFIRB confirms that the BCBHEC, BCEMB, BCCMB and BCTMB have discretion to use contingency funds to support a return to orderly marketing following the avian influenza outbreak, in accordance with the Natural Products Marketing (BC) Act and SAFETI principles.
-
Notification: BCFIRB to regulated marketing boards and commissions — Working with the Lobbyists Registration Act
BCFIRB’s letter to general managers outlines its understanding of the Lobbyists Registration Act’s impact on its statutory mandates and clarifies that regulated marketing boards and commissions do not need to register as lobbyists when communicating with BCFIRB regarding statutory mandates. However, boards must assess registration requirements in other contexts.
-
Response: BCFIRB to B.C. Milk Marketing Board — Quota transfer assessments exemption request for nieces and nephews
BCFIRB responds to the BCMMB’s request to include nieces and nephews as exempt from quota transfer assessments. BCFIRB outlines that this significant policy change requires approval and suggests a more substantive request for a supervisory decision if deemed critical before the Quota Governance Review concludes.
-
Response: BCFIRB to B.C. Broiler Hatching Egg Commission — Regulation of Specialty Broiler Breeder Industry in B.C.
BCFIRB outlines its expectations for the BCBHEC regarding the regulation of specialty broiler production. The Commission is advised to ensure biosecurity and food safety, consider quota management, and engage stakeholders. Appeals to BCFIRB are possible following the Commission’s decision.
-
Notification: BCFIRB to Farm Products Council of Canada and Chicken Farmers of Canada — Current national and provincial chicken industry issues
BCFIRB outlines concerns about unresolved pricing and allocation issues in the chicken supply-managed system, emphasizing the need for strategic, effective, and accountable responses.
-
Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Vegetable Marketing Commission, BC Fresh Vegetables Inc., Island Vegetable Cooperative Association, Vancouver Island Farm Products Inc. and V.I.P. Produce Ltd. — October 31, 2013 decision of the Vegetable Marketing Commission concerning Vancouver Island Farm Products Inc. (VIP) agency status
BCFIRB requests final written submissions from the BCVMC, VIFP, VIP, BC Fresh and the Island Vegetable Cooperative Association regarding the agency status of VIFP. Submissions should address the legal and policy appropriateness of a ‘sub-agency’ structure and are due by specified dates in November and December 2013.