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Commissioners approve predator-control pass-through awards for livestock growers
Summary
The board approved awards for predator-control pass-through fees to livestock grower organizations, noting the county will remit only fees it actually collects and that two filings (stock growers and wool growers) were included.
County staff presented a memorandum of understanding to authorize the county to collect and pass through predator-control fees from livestock producers to state grower organizations. Staff said the MOU instructs the county to collect pass-through fees and forward them to organizations such as the Montana Stock Growers Association; the board moved to approve the awards.
A presenter noted disputes in prior years and clarified the county's practice: "we only will pass through what we collect, not what the tax rules say." The board approved the predator-control filings, which the transcript shows included a filing for stock growers and one for wool growers; the motion carried by voice vote and the transcript does not show a numerical tally.
