ARIZONA
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
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HB 2016: Arizona beef council; continuation |
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PRIME SPONSOR: Representative Mitchell, LD 13 BILL STATUS: Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
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Relating to the continuation of the
Council.
Provisions
1. Continues the Council for eight years, until July 1, 2026. (Sec. 2)
Current Law
The Council is comprised of nine members; of which, three are producers of range cattle, three are cattle feeders and three are dairymen. All members are appointed by the Governor to serve a three-year term (A.R.S. § 3-1232). The Council may conduct research, distribute information, engage with organizations for activities related to the Council and cooperate with the state or federal government on programs beneficial to the beef industry (A.R.S. § 3-1233). The Council is scheduled to terminate on July 1, 2018 (A.R.S. § 41-3018.03).
Additional Information
The national Beef Checkoff program assess $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. In Arizona, the AZDA collects the checkoff monies at the same time as brand inspections (A.R.S. § 3-1236). The monies are distributed as follows: 50˘ to the CBB; 45˘ to the Council for in-state programs; and 5˘ retained by the AZDA as an administration fee.
The Senate Natural Resources, Energy & Water and House Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs COR met on November 8, 2017, and recommended an eight-year continuation of the Council.
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Fifty-third Legislature HB 2016
Second Regular Session Version 1: Land, Agriculture & Rural Affairs
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