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Agriculture Appeal and Review Board Regulations

made under

Section 12 of the

Agriculture Appeal and Review Board Act

S.N.S. 2025, c. 16,

Schedule

O.I.C. 2026-71 (effective March 3, 2026), N.S. Reg. 65/2026

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Term of appointments

Filing application

Incomplete application

Board may combine applications

When fees may be refunded by Board

Refusal to hear

Suspension of application

Continuation of application

Termination of application

Conduct of hearing

Rights, powers, privileges and immunities of Board and panel

Record of hearing

Failure to appear at hearing

Written decisions of Board

Decisions may be made public

Service of documents

Applications under the Animal Protection Act

Notice

Fee for notice

Hearing

Decision

Applications under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act

Notice

Hearing

Decision

Applications under the Farm Practices Act

Notice

Fee for notice

Hearing

Decision

Applications under the Meat Inspection Act

Notice

Hearing

Decision

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Agriculture Appeal and Review Board

Regulations .

Definitions

(1) In these regulations,

“Act” means the Agriculture Appeal and Review Board Act ;

“applicant” means a person who submits an application to the Board for a decision;

“application” means an appeal, arbitration or complaint submitted to the Board

under any of the Acts that grant the Board authority to decide on a matter;

“business day” means a day, between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, other than

a Saturday, a Sunday or a holiday as defined in the

Interpretation Act ;

“clerk” means the employee of the Government appointed as clerk of the Board

under subsection 7(1) of the Act;

“notice” means a notice of application in the form prescribed by the Board and

approved by the Minister.

(2) In the Act,

“consecutive” means 12 months or less have elapsed between the end of one term

and the beginning of the next.

Term of appointments

3 A member’s term of appointment must not exceed 5 years.

Filing application

4 An applicant may make an application by filing a notice for the Act under which the

application is made.

Incomplete application

(1) A notice that is not submitted in the form approved by the Minister or is submitted

without all required information or documentation or application fee, if required, is

considered incomplete and will not be referred for a hearing.

(2) An applicant who submits an incomplete application must be notified by the Board

and given 2 business days to correct the deficiency.

(3) If the applicant fails to correct the deficiency by the deadline, their application may

be dismissed.

Board may combine applications

6 The Board may consider 2 or more applications together if all of the following

conditions are met:

(

a) the facts underlying the applications are determined by the Board to be the

same or similar;

(

b) the underlying issue relates to the same individual, residence, property or

agricultural operation.

When fees may be refunded by Board

7 A fee that is required to accompany a notice may be refunded at the Board’s sole

discretion if

(

a) the application is resolved or dismissed before the Board renders a decision

regarding the subject matter of the notice;

(

b) the applicant submits a written notice of withdrawal of the application; or

(

c) the application is successful.

Refusal to hear

(1) The Board may, at any time after receiving a notice, dismiss the application if, in

the Board’s opinion, any of the following apply:

(

a) the application is not within the Board’s jurisdiction;

(

b) the application cannot be substantiated;

(

c) the application is trivial or not made in good faith;

(

d) the application is frivolous or vexatious;

(

e) the application constitutes an abuse of process;

(

f) the facts alleged, even if proven, do not constitute grounds for a successful

application;

(

g) the applicant does not have a sufficient interest in the subject matter of the

application;

(

h) the substance of the application has already been heard and a decision

rendered by the Board;

(

i) the notice has any of the following deficiencies and the applicant has not

remedied the deficiency as required by

Section 5:

(

i) it is not in the form approved by the Minister,

(ii) it is incomplete,

(iii) it does not include the required application fee.

(2) If the Board dismisses an application, the Board must provide written reasons for

dismissal to the applicant no more than 2 business days after the date it is

dismissed.

Suspension of application

(1) At any time after a notice has been filed, and upon the mutual consent of the

parties to the application, the Board may suspend the application proceedings.

(2) During a suspension, any required deadlines for the Board to notify the parties

about a hearing date, conduct a hearing or render a decision are held in abeyance.

Continuation of application

10 If 1 or more parties to an application that is suspended under subsection 9(1) request that

it be resumed, the suspension must be terminated and the application must proceed in

accordance with these regulations.

Termination of application

11 An applicant may elect to terminate an application at any time by submitting a written

notice of withdrawal to the Board, and the application is deemed concluded on the date

the notice is received by the Board.

Conduct of hearing

(1) An application that is not dismissed or withdrawn must be referred by the Board to

a panel for a hearing.

(2) The panel must determine the date, time and place of the hearing, which may be

held virtually, at the panel’s discretion, and notify the parties to the application.

(3) At a hearing, unless the Board decides otherwise, all parties are entitled to hear the

evidence, call and cross-examine witnesses, present arguments and be represented.

(4) Despite subsection (3), the Board may choose to have a written hearing only and

the parties will be given an opportunity to provide written submissions and submit

evidence for consideration.

Rights, powers, privileges and immunities of Board and panel

13 The Board, a panel and each member of a panel have all the rights, powers, privileges

and immunities of a commissioner appointed under the Public Inquiries Act .

Record of hearing

14 A record of a hearing must be made and maintained as required by the Board and must

include all of the following:

(

a) a written record of oral evidence;

(

b) copies of all materials presented as evidence.

Failure to appear at hearing

15 If an applicant does not appear at the date, time and place set for the hearing, the Board

may dismiss the application.

Written decisions of Board

(1) After a hearing concludes, the Board must render a written decision with reasons.

(2) The clerk must send a copy of the Board’s written decision to each party.

Decisions may be made public

(1) The Board may make a decision or

summary of a decision available to the public.

(2) If the Board makes a decision or

summary of a decision available to the public, the

Board may omit any information that

(

a) would disclose financial, personal or similar matters;

(

b) is confidential, personal or sensitive in nature;

(

c) would disclose the identity of the applicant or a witness; or

(

d) could reasonably be expected to threaten a person’s safety or mental or

physical health, if made public.

Service of documents

(1) An order, notice or other document to be served on a person under the Act or these

regulations is sufficiently served if

(

a) it is personally served;

(

b) it is mailed, by prepaid registered mail, to

(

i) the last known or usual address of the person, or

(ii) the last address of the person reported to the clerk under the Act or

these regulations; or

(

c) it is sent electronically to an e-mail address provided by the person for this

purpose.

(2) Service by prepaid registered mail is deemed to be made 5 days after the date of

mailing.

(3) Service by e-mail address is deemed to be made on the day on which it was sent if

the document is sent by 4:00 pm, or the next day that is a business day if the

document is sent after 4:00 pm or on a day that is not a business day.

Applications under the Animal Protection Act

Notice

(1) To commence an application under the Animal Protection Act , a notice must be

filed no more than 5 business days after the date the seizure of animal notice made

under the Animal Protection Act is issued.

(2) A notice must be accompanied by a copy of the seizure of animal notice that is

being appealed.

Fee for notice

20 The fee required to accompany a notice is $100.00 and is not subject to taxes.

Hearing

(1) The Board must notify the parties of the date, time and place for the hearing no

more than 5 business days after the date the notice is received by the Board.

(2) A hearing must occur no more than 10 business days after the date the notice is

received by the Board.

Decision

(1) The Board must provide an oral decision no more than 2 business days after the

date the hearing concludes.

(2) The Board must provide a written decision no more than 10 business days after the

date the hearing concludes.

Applications under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act

Notice

(1) To commence an application under the Crop and Livestock Insurance Act , a notice

must be filed no more than 60 business days after the end of the crop year in which

the loss occurred.

(2) A notice must be accompanied by a proof of loss form provided by the Nova

Scotia Crop and Livestock Insurance Commission.

Hearing

(1) The Board must notify the parties of the date, time and place for the hearing no

more than 15 business days after the date the notice is received by the Board.

(2) A hearing must occur no more than 30 business days after the date the notice is

received by the Board.

Decision

25 The Board must provide a written decision no more than 30 business days after the date

the hearing concludes.

Applications under the Farm Practices Act

Notice

26 To commence an application under the Farm Practices Act , a notice must be filed no

more than 20 business days after the date the farm practice subject to the application

occurred.

Fee for notice

27 The fee required to accompany a notice is $100.00 and is not subject to taxes.

Hearing

(1) The Board must notify the parties of the date, time and place for the hearing no

more than 15 business days after the date the notice is received by the Board.

(2) A hearing must occur no more than 30 business days after the date the notice is

received by the Board.

Decision

29 The Board must provide a written decision no more than 30 business days after the date

the hearing concludes.

Applications under the Meat Inspection Act

Notice

30 To commence an application under the Meat Inspection Act , a notice must be filed no

more than 10 business days after the date the licensing decision was made.

Hearing

(1) The Board must notify the parties of the date, time and place for the hearing no

more than 15 business days after the date the notice is received by the Board.

(2) A hearing must occur no more than 30 business days after the date the notice is

received by the Board.

Decision

32 The Board must provide a written decision no more than 30 business days after the date

the hearing concludes.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Agricultural Appeal and Review Board Regulations

N.S. Reg.

65/2026

Agricultural Appeal and

Review Board

Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Agricultural Appeal and Review Board Regulations made

under the Agricultural Appeal and Review Board Act includes all of the

following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

65/2026

Mar 3, 2026

date specified

Mar 20, 2026

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

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Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.