The boards then allocate quota to individual producers. This allocation takes into account the needs of chicken producers in both member and non-member provinces. Any movement of eggs or chicks between member and non-member provinces is regulated by the Agency. Member producers pay levies to fund the Agency's administration, and non-member producers pay levies when they sell product in a member province. This wouldn't normally include retail sales.
Levies can be mandatory, partial or refundable.
The agency determines what products are levied, at what point, and to what purpose. The NFPC is responsible for inquiring into the merits of creating an agency and for reporting its recommendations to the government through the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food. Following an inquiry, which included public hearings and which sought input from a wide range of industry stakeholders, the NFPC recommended that this agency be created.