Utah Beef Council fees unconstitutional, officials say

SALT LAKE CITY — A hobby farmer with three head of cattle is forcing the state to reorganize the private nonprofit Utah Beef Council because he says the fees he pays are requiring him to unconstitutionally support political speech.For years, ranchers have paid 50 cents a head each time cattle are sold. That money goes to the Utah Beef Council, a private nonprofit entity that runs advertising campaigns and is made up primarily of members of the Utah Cattlemen's Association.The arrangement w