“We would much rather have it voluntary, than have to force the producers to comply,” says Don Butler, Director of the Arizona Department of Agriculture. “Eventually, it will be mandatory.”
>>>the Arizona Department of Agriculture will be picking up the tab during the voluntary period as an incentive.
This is the scary part. The monies being used to help with the registration are the monies from the NGOs.
Look at the wording from the CFRs for when their monies are used:
(d) The Grantee shall not encumber, transfer or dispose of any property, equipment or other asset, or any part thereof, acquired wholly or in part with Grantor funds without the written consent of the Grantor,
(e) Grantees shall adequately control and safeguard all assets associated with the grant to ensure that they are used solely for authorized purposes,
(f) Grantor shall monitor performance in accordance with the applicable terms of the Agreement. Grantor reserves the right to monitor meetings and request documents applicable to the terms of the Agreement.