Beef Check-off

[TXBobcat]

If you are selling cattle out of the pasture (private treaty), are you required to pay the $1 beef check-off dues? If so, is it a dollar per head, or by weight, and where do you send the money?

Guess I am a little confused on this issue. I know the money is used to promote the beef industry, and I think that's a good thing. I just want to be sure we are incompliance with any laws regarding the beef check-off program.

 

[sidney411]

I know it is one dollar per head, but I'm not sure where you are supposed to send it.

 

[certherfbeef]

The $1 dollar is sent to your state beef council. I have a copy of the form that the Ohio Beef Council uses for remittance. If you want I will try to scan it and send you a copy so you know what info you need. I pick up my copies at the Beef Expo each year.

 

[certherfbeef]

Here is the form I use. Hope this helps. Hope you can read all the fine print as well. And I applaude you for looking into it. Some people just sweep the check-off under the rug and pretend it doesn't exist.

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[TXBobcat]

Thanks for the info. I will look on the Texas Beef council site and see what they have as far as forms go.

For those people that "sweep the check-off under the rug", are there any penalties if caught selling cattle and not paying the $1 per head?

Do all sale barns assess the $1 per head? Should the buyer or seller pay? Just trying to see what other people do. I will probably pay the check-off for people who buy from us out of the pasture.

 

[certherfbeef]

I pay the check-off for the animals I sell.
Our sale barn takes the $1 right off the top.
And I have no idea what the fine is for getting caught not paying the check-off dollar. Like I said in an earlier thread, it is pretty much on the honor system with private treaty sales.

 

[certherfbeef]

For those people that "sweep the check-off under the rug", are there any penalties if caught selling cattle and not paying the $1 per head?

Just looked it up, fine is $5,500 per remmitance. Here is the site and under compliance you can print a copy of the remittance forms.
http://www.beefboard.org/dsp/dsp_locationContent.cfm?locationId=1059

 

[TXBobcat]

I printed some of the private treaty sales forms and found the address for the Texas Beef Council.

When selling private treaty, do you also have to fill out the producers remittance form? http://www.beefboard.org/documents/ACF385E.xls