Source: http://www.capitalpress.com/content/SE- ... fee-030113Capital Press
BOISE -- A bill that would raise a brand inspection fee for cow-calf producers to pay for predator control efforts was introduced in the Idaho Legislature Feb. 21, but it faces an uncertain fate.
The bill, which would give the cattle industry the authority to raise an animal damage control fee by as much as 25 cents per head largely to help control wolf damage, is opposed by Idaho Farm Bureau Federation.
During an initial hearing on the bill, members of the House State Affairs Committee expressed significant concern about the proposal.
A fee of 5 cents per head on all cattle in Idaho is collected at the time of brand inspection and the money is used to fund animal damage control efforts by Wildlife Services, a USDA agency that manages wildlife damage in Idaho.
Let me see if I get this.
Cattlemen pay a fee to the Wildlife Services to pay them for lost animals to predators while the Wildlife Services is the one who is stopping cattlemen from shooting the predators before they kill their cattle.
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