The Beef Promotion and Research Act of 1985 directs the Secretary of Agriculture to establish, through a Beef Promotion and Research Order, a research and marketing program to bolster the troubled beef industry.
7 U.S.C. § 2901. On July 18, 1986, the Secretary issued the required order which became effective October 1, 1986.
7 C.F.R. §§ 1260.101 et seq. On that date purchasers of cattle, designated “collecting persons,” began deducting a one dollar assessment from the purchase price paid to cattle farmers and importers for each head of cattle to finance the program.
7 U.S.C. § 2904(8)(A). Under the Act these assessments are remitted to either a state beef council, such as the Pennsylvania Beef Council, Inc. or the Board, a group of cattle producers appointed by the Secretary.
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