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Supreme Court asked to decide check off issues

May 25, 2004 By admin

The U.S. Supreme Court may soon decide whether commodity group “checkoff” are constitutional. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments from both sides in a case that challenges whether the beef check-off is constitutional. Nancy Degner, a spokeswoman for the Iowa Beef Industry Council,says she’s never heard an outcry from Iowa cattle producers about the check-off. The beef industry created the “Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner” campaign used the check-off funds. Back in 1970, Iowa Cattlemen establish a per-head fee when livestock’s sold, a “check-off” that’s used for beef promotion efforts.Degner says the federal beef check-off went into effect in 1986. She says Iowa Cattlemen have overwhelmingly supported the program.Degner says the check-off was endorsed by over 70 percent of Iowa livestock producers every time a vote’s been held. Fourteen commodity groups have similar “check-offs” that are assessed for the sale of everything from corn to beans to turkey. A spokesman for Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement, one of the groups seeking to end the check-off, did not respond to Radio Iowa’s request for an interview. That group has argued the check-offs are unconstitutional — a violation of the First Amendment.

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