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The Council Farmers Bill
Oilseed council can fine farmers for missing reports
The penalty for failure to submit assessments to the oilseed council; and to provide a penalty.
Mixed: some good, some bad ·
If passed, the bill would let the oilseed council fine farmers who don’t send in required reports, making them pay the penalty.
Our take
What we think, in plain words.
The bill would shift the cost of missing paperwork onto farmers, which could hurt small producers while helping the council collect data and enforce rules. Now is the time to speak up before it moves forward.
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The facts
What the bill actually says, no spin.
- Amends subsection 2 of section 4.1-09-18 of the North Dakota Century Code.
- Creates a penalty for failure to submit assessments to the oilseed council.
- Sponsored by Republican legislators Keith Kempenich, Mike Beltz, Michael Brandenburg, Jared Hagert, Bill Tveit, Greg Kessel, Ronald Sorvaag, and Mark Weber.
- Introduced on Jan 7, 2025 and referred to the Agriculture committee.
How they voted
The actual floor vote, and who broke from their own party.
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- Keith Kempenich (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- James Kasper (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- David Monson (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Michael Brandenburg (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Jon Nelson (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Alisa Mitskog (D): voted for it, crossing most Democrats
- Cynthia Schreiber-Beck (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
- Brandy Pyle (R): voted for it, crossing most Republicans
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