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Committee hears bill to double livestock brand fee from $25 to $50; Stockmen cite program shortfalls
Summary
Senate Bill 2139 would raise the five‑year livestock brand registration fee from $25 to $50. The North Dakota Stockmen's Association said the change would stabilize a program that operates on fees and has declining reserves; ranchers questioned the proposed increase and suggested smaller rises.
Dale Patton introduced Senate Bill 2139 to the Senate Agriculture and Veterans Affairs Committee and said the measure would increase the fee for registering or rerecording a livestock brand from $25 to $50 for a five‑year registration period. "The bill changes the fees for registering a brand from $25 to $50," Patton said when presenting the title.
Representatives of the North Dakota Stockmen's Association testified the brand recording program is largely fee-funded, serves about "more than 20,000 brands" and operates with minimal staff. Joe Shetler (recorded later as Joe Shutler), who read prepared…
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