Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Pullet Regulations
made under subsection 9(1) and clause 11(d) of the
Natural Products Act
R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 308
O.I.C. 86-733 (July 2, 1986), N.S. Reg. 145/1986
amended to N.S. Reg. 324/2022 (effective December 14, 2022)
1.00 These regulations may be cited as the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Pullet Regulations.
1.01 (a) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, the words or terms
defined in Section 2 of the Egg Farmers of Nova Scotia Marketing Plan shall have
the meanings ascribed to them there, except that for the purposes of these Pullet
Regulations, the term “quota holder” shall mean a producer who holds a quota
issued by the Commodity Board for the production or marketing of pullets
evidenced by a valid and current quota certificate issued by the Commodity Board.
(b) In these regulations unless the context otherwise requires,
(i) “commercial quota” means a quota issued by the Commodity Board which
entitles the holder thereof to produce pullets for the purpose of marketing and
thereafter to market the pullets so produced. A producer to whom a valid
and current commercial quota has been issued by the Commodity Board
shall be referred to as a “commercial quota holder”;
(ii) “non-commercial quota” means a quota issued by the Commodity Board
which entitles the holder thereof to produce pullets for his own use only. A
producer to whom a valid and current non-commercial quota has been issued
by the Commodity Board shall be referred to as a “non-commercial quota
holder”;
(iii) “quota” means either a commercial quota or non-commercial quota.
1.02 (a) Everyone who produces more than two hundred (200) pullets in any calendar year,
unless he is either a commercial quota holder or a non-commercial quota holder, is
guilty of a violation of this regulation and the Plan.
(b) Everyone who produces and markets more than two hundred (200) pullets in any
calendar year, unless he is a commercial quota holder, is guilty of a violation of
this regulation and the Plan.
1.03 (a) Every commercial quota holder who produces more pullets in a calendar year than
permitted by his quota pursuant to Section 1.04 or Section 1.05 is subject to an
over-quota penalty of $1.00 per pullet overproduced.
(b) Every non-commercial quota holder who produces more pullets in a calendar year
than permitted by his quota shall be subject to an over-quota penalty of one dollar
($1.00) per pullet overproduced.
(c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) hereof, no quota holder shall be liable to
an over-quota penalty if his overproduction results solely from the fact that he had
three pullet flocks in the calendar year and if each of the three flocks were
approximately equal to the other two.
1.04 The Commodity Board shall issue commercial quotas and non-commercial quotas on the
basis of its records relating to the “pullet quotas” which were previously issued in the
year 1972 pursuant to Section 3(f) of the Plan with such modifications by transfer,
further issuance of quota, cancellation of quota or otherwise as may have been approved
by the Commodity Board since that time.
1.05 After quota is issued in accordance with Section 1.04, the Commodity Board may do any
of the following on the basis of its determination of the needs of the egg and pullet
industry as a whole:
(i) issue further quota;
(ii) reduce quota;
(iii) request that the quota holder provide to the Commodity Board its intentions
for the unused quota.
1.06 [repealed]
1.07 (a) Quota is issued by the Commodity Board in relation to the facilities of a producer
as shown to the Commodity Board at the time the Certificate of Quota is issued
and is not transferrable to other facilities of the producer without the approval of
the Commodity Board.
(b) Similarly, quota is issued by the Commodity Board to the producer named in the
Certificate of Quota and is not transferrable to another producer, even should he
acquire the same facilities, without the approval of the Commodity Board.
(c) A commercial quota holder who wishes to sell or otherwise transfer all or any part
of his commercial quota without facilities shall apply to the Commodity Board for
approval stating the amount of quota to be transferred and the address or location
of the facilities to which the transfer is proposed and no sale or transfer of such
quota shall be valid unless it is first approved in writing by the Commodity Board.
(d) Where commercial quota is transferred pursuant to subsection (c) hereof to an egg
producer, the commercial quota so transferred shall become non-commercial pullet
quota and shall be issued by the Commodity Board as such and such quota shall
not thereafter be used as commercial quota.
1.08 A commercial quota holder or a non-commercial quota holder must not raise pullets until
a Pullet Placement Permit has been approved and obtained from the Commodity Board.
1.09 Everyone engaged in the production or marketing of pullets shall, upon request by the
Commodity Board, furnish to the Commodity Board or any duly authorized agent of the
Commodity Board for that purpose, any information relating to his production, raising,
transporting and marketing of pullets as may be required.
1.10 Each commercial quota holder and non-commercial quota holder must pay to the
Commodity Board a fee of $0.015 per pullet produced.
The following regulations are not
yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation: