Industry: Table egg
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Letter: Poultry boards to BCFIRB — Use of regulatory authority in disease insurance
The four poultry marketing boards (BCBHEC, BCCMB, BCEMB, BCTMB) submit a joint proposal to BCFIRB regarding the use of regulatory authority for mandatory avian influenza insurance, assessing jurisdictional and sound marketing policy considerations.
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Decision: Jansen v. British Columbia Egg Marketing Board
Appeal of BCEMB’s decision to not convert Jansen’s Special Permit Layer Quota (SPLQ) to specialty quota. Jansen argued that his SPLQ permit should have been converted in accordance with BCFIRB directions related to specialty production permits.
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Decision: Hodges and Others v. GRB Farms Inc. (D.B.A. Ritchie & Sons Poultry Farm)
Complaint related to flies from a layer farm in Abbotsford.
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Decision: Hann d.b.a. Biota Farm v. British Columbia Egg Marketing Board
Appeal of BCEMB’s decision to deny Hann’s request for quota conversion. Hann sought recognition as a registered quota holder or exemption from registration requirements. The decision was related to the BCEMB’s Standing Order and the September 2005 Report on specialty market and new entrant policies.
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Decision: Five-Fry Farms Ltd. v. British Columbia Egg Marketing Board
Appeal of BCEMB’s decision to restrict quota or permit holders to no more than three egg production units. Five-Fry Farms Ltd. challenges the “three farm rule” as outdated and inconsistent with current economic realities and production options. The decision was related to the Standing Order s. 7(n).
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Joint submission: Use of regulatory authority in disease insurance — Jurisdiction and sound marketing policy considerations
Joint submission to BCFIRB from the four poultry boards on the use of regulatory authority in mandatory avian influenza insurance. The submission outlines the legal authority, industry engagement and strategic plan for implementing mandatory insurance to mitigate avian influenza risks.
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Joint Submission Appendices: Use of regulatory authority in disease insurance — Jurisdiction and sound marketing policy considerations
Appendices to the poultry boards’ joint submission on the use of regulatory authority in implementing a mandatory avian influenza insurance program for B.C. poultry producers. Includes information on past outbreaks, risk management strategies and plebiscite results.
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Quota Assessment Tools Evaluation Project — Final terms of reference
Outlines the scope and objectives for the supervisory review of specialty markets in supply-managed sectors. It defines the review’s purpose, guiding principles, stakeholder engagement process and expected outcomes, aiming to improve transparency, responsiveness and long-term sustainability in specialty product marketing.
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Decision summary: Pottruff v. British Columbia Egg Marketing Board
Summary of appeal of BCEMB’s decision to commence a Supreme Court action to recover unpaid marketing licence fees.
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Letter: BCFIRB to B.C. Egg Marketing Board, B.C. Egg Processors Council, Mountain Morning Farms and Farmer Ben’s Eggs — Farm gate pick-up fees
BCFIRB follows up on an appeal decision, appproving the BCEMB’s recommendations for changes to the transportation program to ensure fair and transparent farm gate pick-up fees.