Trade Publication Article

Cattle Raisers Adopt New Policy Positions at September Conference

Brisendine, Ellen H, Fuchs, Jeremy, Hawkins, Kristin

2017

Overview

The policy supports the lawful use of drones over private land with property owner consent, and supports the use of drones for law enforcement purposes. The Property Rights and Tax Committee hosted Sen. Donna Campbell to discuss the municipal annexation reforms that she passed during the Texas Legislature's Special Session. Resolutions Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (LAW-7) WHEREAS, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones, are aircraft operated by a groundbased controller and possess the ability to transmit images and other information to the controller; and WHEREAS, UAVs have been proven to be useful in law enforcement and agricultural applications; and WHEREAS, private use of UAVs can cause concerns relating to trespass, privacy, and private property rights; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, thatTSCRA supports the lawful use of UAVs controlled over private land by or with the approval of the owner and/or lessee ofthat private land; and, be it further RESOLVED, that TSCRA supports the use of UAVs for law enforcement purposes and that any controller of a UAV must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and/or regulations, new 9/29/17 Agricultural Financing (MKT-22) WHEREAS, cattle producers regularly buy and sell cattle and feedstuffs which are financed; and WHEREAS, ensuring orderly financial transactions between buyer, seller, and lender of those products is crucial forthe continuance of the beef industry; and WHEREAS, agricultural liens secure payment or performance of a financial obligation on livestock, animal care orfeeding costs; and WHEREAS, agricultural lenders and borrowers rely on the statutory rights bestowed upon a secured party with a perfected lien; and WHEREAS, Texas is a Direct Notice state relative to security interests in farm products, as outlined in Section 1324 of the Food Security Act of 1985, whereby a lender who wants its security interestto survive the sale of a farm product is required to send notice of security interest in the farm products to buyers and potential buyers of the farm products; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, thatTSCRA monitor and assess modifications to current financing practices and regulations and that any legislative or regulatory changes adhere to the following criteria: * Promote the implementation and use of sound business practices by buyers, sellers and lenders. * Require lenders and any other parties that extend credit to provide timely direct notice of a perfected lien to a purchaser. * Financial liability, compliance costs and lien notification burdens of lenders and their borrowers should not be transferred to other industry participants. * Liens should not be re-prioritized. * Direct notice and lien perfection standards should be equally administered, and specific production segments, borrowers or lenders should not receive preferential treatment over another. new 9/29/17 > Value-Added Marketing Programs (MKT-23) WHEREAS, cattle producers have long benefited from voluntarily participating in value-added cattle and beef programs that are certified or verified by USDA;and WHEREAS, value-added marketing programs have been developed by private industry in response to consumer demands and differentiate products to meetthose demands resulting in additional revenue to all supply chain participants; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, thatTSCRA supports voluntary participation in value-added marketing programs; and, be it further RESOLVED, that TSCRA supports the acceptance of identification utilized in value-added marketing programs as official animal identification for animal disease traceability purposes so long as the identification meets animal disease traceability minimum standards, new 9/29/17 Business Expense Deductions (PRT-25) WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Code allows taxpayers to deductfrom their gross income ordinary and necessary expenses paid or incurred in carrying on a trade or business; and WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Code allows taxpayers to deductthe full purchase price of qualified business equipment in the same year it was purchased instead of deducting depreciation over multiple years; and WHEREAS, cattle raisers and ranchers frequently own and operate their own business; and WHEREAS, business expense deductions are essential to allow continued investment in those businesses; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, thatTSCRA supports the continuation of business expense deductions through the Internal Revenue Code, new 9/29/17

• Publisher: Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Incorporated
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