OREGON RANCHER GETS GOVT REQUEST TO SURVEY LAND & HIS RESPONSE IS EPIC!

OVERPASSES FOR AMERICA ^ | January 11th, 2017 | Mr Americana, Overpasses News Desk

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Oregon rancher receives government request to survey his property – read his brilliant response!

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So many people cave in and bend over backwards to accommodate the most ridiculous requests of federal and state governments, but this story is a reminder of how we all should respond when bureaucrats come knocking at our doors.

Recently, Oregon ranchers Larry and Amanda Anderson received a letter by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife asking for permission to survey their land in order to track a nearly endangered species. The letter requested use of the landowners' creek to document the amphibian life represented, specifically the foothill yellow-legged frog which is noted to have recently declined in population. If the Anderson's agreed to give the department access, they were ensured as being responsible for "the conservation of this important species."

But the Andersons weren't exactly interested and noticed an opportunity to turn the tables on the request and apply a little "Golden Rule" justice, or at least doing unto the government as is so often done unto them. The Andersons constructed one of the best come-back letters of all time. The only way to truly appreciate it is to read it in its entirety:

Dear Mr. Niemela:

Thank you for your inquiry regarding accessing our property to survey for the yellow-legged frog. We may be able to help you out with this matter.

We have divided our 2.26 acres into 75 equal survey units with a draw tag for each unit. Application fees are only $8.00 per unit after you purchase the "Frog Survey License" ($120.00 resident / $180.00 Non-Resident). You will also need to obtain a "Frog Habitat" parking permit ($10.00 per vehicle). You will also need an "Invasive Species" stamp ($15.00 for the first vehicle and $5.00 for each add'l vehicle) You will also want to register at the Check Station to have your vehicle inspected for non-native plant life prior to entering our property. There is also a Day Use fee, $5.00 per vehicle.

If you are successful in the Draw you will be notified two weeks in advance so you can make necessary plans and purchase your "Creek Habitat" stamp. ($18.00 Resident / $140.00 Non-Resident). Survey units open between 8am and 3pm but you cannot commence survey until 9am and must cease all survey activity by 1pm.

Survey Gear can only include a net with a 2" diameter made of 100% organic cotton netting with no longer than an 18" handle, non-weighted and no deeper than 6' from net frame to bottom of net. Handles can only be made of BPA-free plastics or wooden handles. After 1pm you can use a net with a 3" diameter if you purchase the "Frog Net Endorsement" ($75.00 Resident / $250 Non-Resident). Any frogs captured that are released will need to be released with an approved release device back into the environment unharmed.

As of June 1, we are offering draw tags for our "Premium Survey" units and application is again only $8.00 per application. However, all fees can be waived if you can verify Native Indian Tribal rights and status.

You will also need to provide evidence of successful completion of "Frog Surveys and You" comprehensive course on frog identification, safe handling practices, and self-defense strategies for frog attacks. This course is offered online through an accredited program for a nominal fee of $750.00.

Please let us know if we can be of assistance to you. Otherwise, we decline your access to our property but appreciate your inquiry.

Sincerely, Larry & Amanda Anderson

Pure genius and a testament to the Anderson's resolve to stand up to an intrusive government.

Here are photos of both letters, provided by PowerLine: letter-1-copy

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[latina4dubya]

hitting the LIKE button...

[Fiddlstix]

[DuncanWaring]

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[Getready]

Should have included penalties for payment method fraud. Late fees and penalties, proof of liability insurance, fees for cleanup, environmental impact study before accessing land, and finally a stern warning that ignorance and breaking of any civil law can lead to prosecution, and if convicted the party can incur fines and/or imprisonment or both

[tumblindice]

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Awesome Sauce! All they forgot was the bonding to ensure the surveyors are financially able to cover and damage they do while on the survey and some sensitivity/diversity requirments...possibly preferred rates for
..or workforce diversity requirements

[Tammy8]

Those can all be addressed in following letters. That is what they do to us, if you actually do everything they say then they tell you more things you need to do, it can be endless.

[Stayfree]

What about the special hazmat suits, gloves, hats, special sweat bands, socks and underwear. Protective eye-gear and special breath protection masks. Then there is the environmentally-safe overhead awnings, poles and ropes. But most important is air-processing truck that rents out at about $25,000/hour. And most important, is that all personnel must complete our 200 page personnel data sheet and pass our environmental test with a perfect score. Then there is our mental and physical examinations which requires the services of about 150 doctors, nurses and other staff at a cost of about $1 million per hour. But most important is filing your permit application request in a timely fashion because right now, the approximate processing time is a little over 10 years.
Semper Fi Phuckers!

[Stayfree]

Add to your wonderful additions, the fact that government employees, support staff and independent contractors must pass s suitability test which is currently being drafted and is expected to be ready to administer somewhere after 2050!

[TLI]

"Recent research indicates that foothill yellow-legged frogs have declined significantly in recent years, and are no longer found at half their historic sites.

It's a trap.

If they do not find the "proper" number of frogs the entire area will be put under government "control."

Who determines what the historic locations and levels were?

Where is that data?

What is the origin of that data?

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[Getready]

Great point.Could very well be a premise for a land grab

[YogicCowboy]

I am humbled and elated by reading such brilliance.

[doorgunner69]

He should have added in the govmnt boilerplate about requiring a certain quota of the inspecotrs to be minority, female, handicapped, BLTXYZ, etc. No foreign made material or products allowed either.

[17th Miss Regt]

This is great!

[Army Air Corps]

This brought a tear of joy to my eye.

[miniTAX]

Not even a word about Globull warming and carbon footprint?
Those landowners are so insensitive!

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

Excellent response letter.

[Heart-Rest]

Would those government employees count this one (below) as a live one sunbathing provocatively, or as a dead one (which, if it's a demoncrap administration -- and they count them as they do their dead voters -- will count this one as three dead ones, artificially inflating the scope of the decline of the yellow-legged frog population).

Part of the problem here may be that there's a lot of fruity liberals living near the ranch, as they tend to look at those skinny little yellow frog limbs as tasty morsels, and a French delicacy.

(But that is one heckuva reply letter!   I'm surprised the government folks there were not complaining about the discrimination being exhibited against the yellow-legged frogs, as opposed to the green-legged frogs, and the red-legged frogs, etc.)      :-)

[Trillian]

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