Type: Decision
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Decision: Wingtat Game Bird Packers v British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Appeal of BCCMB’s decision deeming a chicken flock a disaster flock and requiring the appellant to purchase product from Stasis Farm Ltd. using a specified payment methodology.
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Approval: BCFIRB to B.C. Egg Marketing Board — Amendments to New Producer Program 2016
BCFIRB approves the BCEMB’s amendments to its New Producer Program Rules as outlined in Amending Order 015. BCFIRB decides not to prior approve the operational details of the 2016 draw, leaving those decisions to BCEMB, subject to market and policy requirements.
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Decision: Andrusek v. British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Appeal of seizure and costs regarding five dogs and one cat in Mission due to conditions including severe flea infestations, untreated medical issues such as ear infections, urinary tract infection and broken bones, and unsanitary living conditions with excessive feces and dirt.
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Preliminary decision: The Corporation of Delta v. Hothi Farms Inc.
Complaint related to the unsightly storage of vehicles, equipment, and scrap metal at a vegetable farm in Delta. Complaint dismissed as the disturbance did not meet the definition of “other disturbance” under the FPPA.
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Stay decision: Mountain View Acres v British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
Stay decision on BCCMB’s refusal to allocate quota for period A-136, following over-marketing penalties imposed for excess production in period A-135.
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Decision: Stiasny v. British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Appeal of seizure and costs regarding 27 horses in Maple Ridge due to conditions including deep mud, inadequate shelter, and hazards like protruding nails and metal. The horses exhibited issues such as dermatitis and were kept in unsanitary conditions.
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Decision: Swart v. Pirjo Holt d.b.a. Serendipity Farms
Complaint related to noise, odour, flies, bright lights and unsightliness from an equestrian centre in Kelowna.
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Decision: Agrifoods International Cooperative Ltd. v. British Columbia Milk Marketing Board
Appeal of the BCMMB’s decision not to renew Agrifoods’ milk hauling contract for Zones 4, 6 and 7, instead awarding it to Vedder Resources.
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Decision: B.C. Chicken Marketing Board interim pricing formula amendment prior approval – period A-181
BCFIRB approves the interim formula amendment for period A-181 only and directs the B.C. Chicken Marketing Board to develop a wheat-corn price differential trigger for future extensions.
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Preliminary decision: Oranya Farms II Holdings Inc. and Thomas Reid Farms v. British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board
A preliminary application from the appellants to extend the BCCMB’s July 2016 specialty quota conversion deadline