By law, all producers selling cattle or calves, for any reason and regardless of age or sex, are required to pay $1 per head to support beef/veal promotion, research and information. The buyer, generally, is responsible for collecting $1 per head from the seller, but both are responsible for seeing that the dollar is collected and paid. These funds are sent to their respective state beef councils for remittance to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) collection office, or – if a state does not have a council – submitted directly to the CBB.
If it is more convenient, the seller of cattle may collect and remit funds collected. For instance, purebred breeders selling to many different buyers may wish to remit the checkoff themselves; persons exporting cattle should also pay when the cattle change hands. Buyers should keep receipts showing the checkoff has been paid.
Additionally, under the Act and the Order, the State Beef Council is legally responsible for collecting monthly assessments as well as a two percent late charge on checkoff remittances if they are not received in our office, postmarked, by the 15th of the month following the month of sale.
Remember, a dollar or a document. All selling/purchase transactions must be reported. In each case, either $1 per head or non-producer status form document must be collected by the buyer, from the seller, to show the dollar has been collected and paid within the past 10 days.