Ponich Poultry Farm Ltd. v. British Columbia Marketing Board, 2002 BCSC 1369

• Judge: Vickers, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: September 25, 2002
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2002 BCSC 1369;[2002] B.C.T.C. 1369 (SC)

Ponich Poultry Farm v. Marketing Bd., [2002] B.C.T.C. 1369 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2002] B.C.T.C. TBEd. OC.045

Ponich Poultry Farm Ltd. (appellant) v. British Columbia Marketing Board (respondent)

(L020131; 2002 BCSC 1369)

Indexed As: Ponich Poultry Farm Ltd. v. British Columbia Marketing Board

British Columbia Supreme Court

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Vickers, J.

September 25, 2002.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Trade Regulation - Topic 3532

Marketing of agricultural products - Boards - Decisions - Scope of review - See paragraphs 1 to 26.

Cases Noticed:

Conseil de la magistrature (N.-B.) v. Moreau-Bérubé (2002), 281 N.R. 201; 245 N.B.R.(2d) 201; 636 A.P.R. 201; 209 D.L.R.(4th) 1 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 24].

Moreau-Bérubé v. New Brunswick (Judicial Council) - see Conseil de la magistrature (N.-B.) v. Moreau-Bérubé.

Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982, addendum [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1222; 226 N.R. 201; 160 D.L.R.(4th) 193, refd to. [para. 24].

Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817; 243 N.R. 22; 174 D.L.R.(4th) 193, refd to. [para. 24].

Director of Investigation and Research, Competition Act v. Southam Inc. et al., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 748; 209 N.R. 20; 144 D.L.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 24].

National Corn Growers' Association et al. v. Canadian Import Tribunal, [1990] 2 S.C.R. 1324; 114 N.R. 81; 74 D.L.R.(4th) 449; 45 Admin. L.R. 161, refd to. [para. 25].

Pezim v. British Columbia Securities Commission et al., [1994] 2 S.C.R. 557; 168 N.R. 321; 46 B.C.A.C. 1; 75 W.A.C. 1; [1994] 7 W.W.R. 1; 92 B.C.L.R.(2d) 145; 14 B.C.R.(2d) 217; 22 Admin. L.R.(2d) 1; 114 D.L.R.(4th) 385, refd to. [para. 26].

Milk Marketing Board (B.C.) v. Aquilini et al. (1998), 112 B.C.A.C. 119; 182 W.A.C. 119; 165 D.L.R.(4th) 626 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

Horizon Hatchery Ltd. v. British Columbia Broiler Hatching Egg Commission, [1992] B.C.J. No. 595 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 30].

Truong Mushroom Farm Ltd. et al. v. Mushroom Marketing Board (B.C.) et al. (1999), 10 B.C.T.C. 16 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 30].

Money's Mushrooms Ltd. et al. v. British Columbia Marketing Board et al. (1999), 26 B.C.T.C. 384 (S.C.), affd. (2001), 155 B.C.A.C. 311; 254 W.A.C. 311 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 30].

MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. et al. v. British Columbia (Minister of Forests) et al. (2000), 138 B.C.A.C. 290; 226 W.A.C. 290; 76 B.C.L.R.(3d) 71 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 33].

Statutes Noticed:

Natural Products Marketing (B.C.) Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 330, sect. 2(1), sect. 3(1) [para. 4]; sect. 9(1) [para. 1].

Counsel:

W.A. Baker, for the appellant;

F.A.V. Falzon, for the respondent;

S.P. Pike, for the British Columbia Chicken Marketing Board.

This appeal was heard in Chambers, on September 12 and 13, 2002, before Vickers, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on September 25, 2002.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.