County board debates bovine TB petition in Black Hawk county
Three to six county board members work on canvassing petitions to eradicate bovine tuberculosis. They aim to finish by Thursday when the board meets. Petition lists 1348 cattle owners, surpassing 51 percent of the assessed cattle owning population. Law allows counting names on cattle owner rolls to gauge petition sufficiency. Fortieth general assembly text cited in part.
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Black Hawk
Fortieth General Assembly
County cattle owners petition for enrollment under county area plan
A petition signed by 31 percent of owners of breeding cattle in the county, per assessor reports, along with agreements under section 10, prompts the board of supervisors to apply to the state equal health commission for enrollment of the county under the county area plan and to forward the agreements to the commission of animal health.
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Board of Supervisors
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Canvass Names Reveal Cattle Owners For Tuberculosis Tax
The board insists on a name by name canvass with assessors reports while promoters dispute the method. Some petition signers are cattle owners not appearing on rolls, sometimes wives signing for dairy herds while husbands appear on the rolls. If valid, the board must levy up to three mills to fund bovine tuberculosis testing, supported by state and federal funds, with less acrimony than old saloon petition drives.
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Board of Supervisors
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