4-21-201. Beef promotion fee — Deposit of revenue.
(1) |
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-21-201- Department: means the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food created in Section 4-2-102. See Utah Code 4-21-102
- Marketing agency: means a person who acts as an agent of the seller in the sale of cattle in that the person issues payment to the seller and is entitled to a commission based upon the sale. See Utah Code 4-21-102
- Purchaser: means a person who buys cattle. See Utah Code 4-21-102
(a) |
The department shall collect a fee established as required by Subsection (2) on all fee brand inspected cattle upon change of ownership or slaughter in an amount not more than $1 or less than 25 cents. |
(b) |
The fee is collected by the local brand inspector at the time of inspection of cattle, or deducted and collected by the marketing agency or the purchaser. |
(c) |
All revenue collected under this section shall be paid to the department, which shall deposit the revenue in a fund that is hereby created and is known as the “Beef Promotion Fund.” |
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(2) |
Any fee currently assessed by the department continues in effect until modified by the department under Subsection (1). |
(3) |
The fee assessed under this section is in addition to the amount of any assessment required to be paid pursuant to the Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985, 7 U.S.C. § 2901 et seq. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 393, 2018 General Session