Fine against B.C. ostrich farm dropped on tribunal review

The $10,000 nice in opposition to an Edgewood, B.C. ostrich farm over quarantine rules has been overturned.

Common Ostrich Farms was initially charged with the penalty for failing to comply with quarantine necessities underneath the Well being of Animals Laws.

The nice was upheld by the Canada Agriculture Overview Tribunal in December however overturned Feb. 6 because of the Canadian Meals Inspection Company’s (CFIA) failure to correctly ship the quarantine discover in particular person.

Common Ostrich Farms was on the centre of a months-long conflict between government agents and protesters, after constructive H5N1 assessments resulted in a CFIA cull order of the flock of greater than 300 birds.

Based on the Feb. 6 tribunal determination, which Common Ostrich Farms posted to social media, the farm challenged the nice “on a procedural foundation by asserting they weren’t correctly served with the quarantine discover that they’ve been penalized for breaching.”

It known as the CIA’s failure to personally ship the order “deadly to its case” and stated the company didn’t show any distinctive circumstances justifying it.

In a submit to the Common Ostrich Farms Fb group, Katie Pasitney, daughter of the farm’s house owners who has additionally been on the forefront of the trigger, stated the farm “welcomes the readability supplied by the Tribunal and hopes the choice contributes to improved transparency, consistency, and confidence in regulatory processes throughout Canada’s agricultural sector.”

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