Beef checkoff program-amendments.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not specify the effective date as March 1, 2026; it states July 1, 2026.

Amending Beef Checkoff Program

The bill allows for a management fee to be charged by the state for services provided to the Wyoming beef council, with limits on how much can be collected.

What This Bill Does

• Allows the state to charge an extra management fee for additional services given directly to the Wyoming Beef Council.
• Limits this fee to no more than three percent of the annual fees collected by the council that are not already used up or promised elsewhere.

Who It Names or Affects

• The Wyoming Beef Council
• Beef producers in Wyoming who pay checkoff fees

Terms To Know

Management Fee

An extra charge for additional services provided to the council.

Checkoff Fees

Fees collected from beef producers and used by the Wyoming Beef Council.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify how the management fee will be spent, only that it is up to the council's discretion.
• It is unclear what specific services this fee covers beyond those already provided by the board under existing rules.

Current Bill Text

26LSO-0330
2026
STATE OF WYOMING
26LSO-0330
Numbered
2.0

SENATE FILE NO. SF0038

Beef checkoff program-amendments.

Sponsored by: Senator(s) Crago, Boner and Love and Representative(s) Davis, Fornstrom, Geringer, Williams and Winter

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to agriculture, livestock and other animals; authorizing the assessment of a management fee for services provided to the Wyoming beef council as specified; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1
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W.S. 11
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107 by creating a new subsection (d) is amended to read:

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107.

Creation of account; collection of additional brand inspection fee; administration fees; disposition of proceeds.

(d)

The state is authorized to assess an additional management fee for services provided directly to the council that are in addition to the services provided by the board under subsection (c) of this section in an amount not to exceed three percent (3%) of the annual portion of the fees collected by the council that are not otherwise obligated or encumbered under this act and where the expenditure is at the discretion of the council.

Section 2
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This act is effective July 1, 2026
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(END)

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