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In the April 2015 issue of California Cattleman, an article by Rich Ross, CCA second vice president caught my eye because of the many government reg- ulations we are trying to ranch under. "Standing Your Ground" "We have academics who help us in countless ways and agencies de- voted to helping agricul- ture. God bless them. But many other agency staff dislike livestock, view all land as subject to a pub- lic trust, and hold them- selves as empowered to direct your management practices. As a practicing attorney myself, the last 50 years has been spent deal- ing with them. "When a government agent appears, invite them in, offer understanding and some coffee. People fear what they don't un- derstand and a simple con- versation may make every- thing good. Demanding search warrants and be- ing evasive can result in search warrants and in- vasive response. That is not to say invite them to search, but a guided tour of something could resolve the question. If there is a concern, it is usually in your best interest to ex- press a desire to be com- pliant with the law and to invite assistance in achiev- ing compliance. Enforce- ment actions usually re- sult if there is a perceived lack of interest in compli- ance. "But, seeking compli- ance requires understand- ing what you are comply- ing with. You need to ask what specific statue is at issue so you can focus cor- rective action on its man- dates. An agent who is evasive may well lack au- thority. If they cite author- ity—-check it. Agencies have been reinterpreting the law lately. "If you question agency dictates, go higher. CCA can help and so can your legislators. I like to esca- late issues to state level legal counsel/the Attor- ney General's office to re- duce influence by officious intermeddlers in the agen- cies. "In reviewing agency ac- tions there are some fun- damental rules to keep in mind: "The powers of state government are legislative, executive, and judicial. Persons charged with the exercise of one power may not exercise either of the others except as permitted by this Constitution. "Only the legislative branch can create regula- tory programs. "The executive branch may only implement laws enacted by the legislative branch. "The executive branch may only clarify, define and make specific legisla- tion through regulations adopted pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (with a few exceptions) and non-APA guidelines, policies & rules are void. "A legislative enactment in California may only deal with a single subject. "All funds spent by a state agency, from what- ever source, must be ap- propriated for a specific use by the legislature. "A state agency cannot enforce federal law; it can only enforce California state law. "CEQA (California Envi- ronmental Quality Act) ap- plies to projects to be car- ried out by state agencies and NEPA (National En- vironmental Policy Act) applies if there is federal funding. "The grounds upon which an agency acted must be clearly disclosed and cannot be changed as time passes and new justi- fication is discovered. "Extortion is the ob- taining of property from another, with his consent, ...induced by a wrongful use of force or fear, or un- der color of official right. Alone, it is hard to deal with complex regulatory compliance issues. Pool- ing resources and experi- ences in an organization like CCA is the best way for us to stand our ground. Belonging helps, participa- tion helps. Steers have lim- ited life spans." LaMalfaspeaksat Field Day Congressman Doug La Malfa was a guest speaker at the TCCA Field Day dinner at Rolling Hills Casino on March 21, and he told us to question au- thority. "Question where in the law, where they have the authority." Stay strong, and not let the cities dic- tate where the water goes. Feeder sale The Tehama County Cattlemen's Feeder Sale will be May 1 at Shasta Livestock Auction Yard. For more information call Ellington Peek or Brad Peek at 347-3793. They will be selling all classes of cattle, mean- ing calves, weaned calves, cows, bulls. Hopefully the ranchers will have enough feed and water for four more weeks so they can support the sale, instead of having to sell earlier. Gold Coast Cutting The Gold Coast Cut- ting welcome to Tehama County last Friday night was hosted by the Red Bluff Tehama County Chamber of Commerce, Dignity Health, Downtown Red Bluff Business Association, Job Training Center, Cook, En- joy The Store, Luigi's, Pal- omino Room, Los Maria- chis, Triple Z Ranch, Bi- anchi Orchards, Redding Distribution, Rancher's Deli, The Home Depot and the Tehama County Cattle- Women. TCCW members Irene Fuller, Cathy Tobin, Jean Barton, Linda Walker, Jane Daugherty and Jac- queline Leininger had made more than 600 beef appetizers that dis- appeared within an hour and 15 minutes. I had also made two batches of Waynette deB- raga's Taco Dip to go with the chips. 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