Richard Doolittle
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'Cow Tax' Concerns Thune
A South Dakota Senator is concerned a so-called cow tax could cripple the livestock industry in South Dakota.
The proposed tax would cost hog producers about $40 a head. Beef producers would pay an $87 per head tax. Dairy cows would be taxed up to $125 a head. All because in large numbers the animals emit significant amounts of methane.
"It basically would completely wipeout an industry that is critical to our state's economy and it seems to me at least, to be an incredible overreach on the part of the E.P.A." Senator John Thune said.
It's not a done deal, but the Environmental Protection Agency is trying pass the measure under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Thune says the greenhouse gas regulations were put in place to manage emissions from smoke stacks and vehicles, not livestock.
Jon Wilson
© 2009 KELOLAND TV. All Rights Reserved.
A South Dakota Senator is concerned a so-called cow tax could cripple the livestock industry in South Dakota.
The proposed tax would cost hog producers about $40 a head. Beef producers would pay an $87 per head tax. Dairy cows would be taxed up to $125 a head. All because in large numbers the animals emit significant amounts of methane.
"It basically would completely wipeout an industry that is critical to our state's economy and it seems to me at least, to be an incredible overreach on the part of the E.P.A." Senator John Thune said.
It's not a done deal, but the Environmental Protection Agency is trying pass the measure under the Federal Clean Air Act.
Thune says the greenhouse gas regulations were put in place to manage emissions from smoke stacks and vehicles, not livestock.
Jon Wilson
© 2009 KELOLAND TV. All Rights Reserved.