COBI 2015 - Brand Inspection

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FY 2016 Appropriation

The Brand Inspection program was established to keep to a minimum the loss of livestock through theft and stray. Field and auction inspectors check all cattle and horses prior to sale, slaughter, or movement across state lines. The program also maintains a brand recording system, so that ownership of animals can be readily determined through a master brand identification book. The brand book is published every five years.

This program is also responsible for the monitoring and regulating elk farming, and private elk hunting. Livestock inspectors ensure animal identification, theft protection, genetic purity, and disease control. Domestic elk are now included in the department's definition of livestock.

Funding History

Appropriation Overview

During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $1,601,400 from all sources for Brand Inspection. This is a 29 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $542,600 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 4.6 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.

Statute

The following chapters of UCA 4 govern operation of this program:

Chapter 21, Beef Promotion
Chapter 24, Utah Livestock Brand and Anti-theft Act
Chapter 25, Estrays and Trespassing Animals
Chapter 26, Dead Animals - Enclosures and Fences
Chapter 39, Domestic Elk Act

This program is actively involved in tying the existing brand program to the new Animal Disease Traceability (ADT), where each livestock owner will be issued a premises I.D. number. This number was added to the brand card for easy reference as the system develops. ADT is a modern, streamlined information system that helps producers and animal health officials respond quickly and effectively to animal health events in the United States. The ADT program is a voluntary State-Federal-Industry partnership that is designed to:

Protect agriculture premises and producers' livelihoods
Reduce hardships caused by an animal disease outbreak or other animal health events in the community
Protect access to agriculture markets

The 2013 Legislature removed the Brand Inspections Program from the Administration line item and included it in the newly established Animal Health line item.

Intent Language

HB0003: Item 122

Under the terms of 63J-1-603 of the Utah Code, the Legislature intends that appropriations provided for the General Administration line item in Item 27, Chapter 5, Laws of Utah 2014, shall not lapse at the close of FY 2015. Expenditures of these funds are limited to: Employee Training/Incentives $75,000; Special Projects/Studies $225,000.

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Sources of Finance	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
General Fund	459,700	515,000	490,600	459,400	478,900	0	478,900	61,200	540,100
General Fund, One-time	0	0	0	900	1,800	38,000	39,800	(37,300)	2,500
Federal Funds	0	0	0	0	2,300	(2,300)	0	0	0
GFR - Livestock Brand	932,500	931,400	952,300	1,000,800	1,022,400	0	1,022,400	36,400	1,058,800
Beginning Nonlapsing	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	300,000	300,000
Closing Nonlapsing	(20,000)	0	0	(10,700)	0	(300,000)	(300,000)	0	(300,000)
Lapsing Balance	(68,300)	(135,600)	(61,700)	(22,800)	0	0	0	0	0
Total	$1,303,900	$1,310,800	$1,381,200	$1,427,600	$1,505,400	($264,300)	$1,241,100	$360,300	$1,601,400

Categories of Expenditure	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Change	FY15 Revised	FY16 Change	FY16 Approp
Personnel Services	1,052,600	1,068,800	1,103,700	1,130,400	1,222,300	(264,300)	958,000	347,300	1,305,300
In-state Travel	56,000	56,600	65,600	56,700	65,600	0	65,600	0	65,600
Out-of-state Travel	4,100	3,900	6,500	5,400	6,500	0	6,500	0	6,500
Current Expense	180,000	180,700	198,700	229,100	204,300	0	204,300	12,600	216,900
DP Current Expense	11,200	800	6,700	6,000	6,700	0	6,700	400	7,100
Total	$1,303,900	$1,310,800	$1,381,200	$1,427,600	$1,505,400	($264,300)	$1,241,100	$360,300	$1,601,400

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Other Indicators	FY11 Actual	FY12 Actual	FY13 Actual	FY14 Actual	FY15 Approp	FY15 Revised	FY16 Approp
Budgeted FTE	22	21.50	23.75	24	24	24	24
Actual FTE	22.40	22.10	22.10	23.60	0	0	0
Vehicles	17	17	18	17	17	17	17

COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.