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TSCRA
Daily News Update, July 24, 2008
Ruling a win for cattle industry
The District Court in Seattle, Wash. held a brief
hearing this morning, then entered a permanent injunction in response to the
Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) filed by the National Wildlife Federation on
July 8, 2008. The Court and the parties agreed this will be the District
Court's final action in this case.
TSCRA, in conjunction with NCBA and other state
affiliates, filed an amicus brief in this case.
Here is a summary of the permanent injunction:
- Applicants for the Critical Feed Use initiative (CFU) who had applied and been approved for
participation on or before the TRO on July 8, 2008, are grandfathered and may
participate in the CFU as the program was announced, with the originally stated
Nov. 10 ending date for haying and grazing.
- Applicants who had applied, but not been approved before the initial TRO, and who have been or
will be approved subsequently for participation in the CFU, will be permitted to
participate but must end haying activity by Sept. 30 and grazing activity by
Oct. 15.
- Anyone who applies to participate in the CFU and can demonstrate detrimental reliance, by
having expended $4,500 or more, may be approved for and participate in the CFU,
but also must end haying activity by Sept. 30 and grazing activity by
Oct. 15.
- There will be no reduction in CRP rental payments for those participating in the CFU.
- The clock for managed haying and grazing will be restarted for any participant who hays or
grazes under the CFU.
To read the entire court ruling, click here: go.
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