The fee is reviewed annually and can be adjusted based on three factors: rental costs to graze livestock on private land, beef cattle prices and livestock production costs.
Until recently, some South American countries were able to eradicate the disease through persistent high vaccination rates of cattle, enhanced cooperation and leadership from private sector beef raisers, and the use of potent oil vaccines and improved movement control.
The absence of a sound economic basis for policy is reflected in the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) ill-considered decision to prohibit the private testing of beef for mad cow disease.
Nearby there's a lounge, where truckers can watch CNN, a buffet restaurant serving hand-carved roast beef, private showers and phones.
Marinaro has raised more than $175 million through various private placements to beef up his marketing budget for the launch of SparQ.
Products in the site range from Black Winter Truffle Juice ($112), to Murray's Paglierina Cheese ($24.95), to Primizie Jumbo White Asparagus ($36), and Flannery Beef Private Reserve Filet Mignon ($88 for 4 steaks).
His move to Apollo was seen as an effort by the private equity firm to beef up its senior management ranks as it prepped its public listing and rapidly expanded into new businesses.
"WMPD will have increased patrol and visibility throughout the holiday weekend, working with local bars and restaurants in an effort to beef up private security," he said.
Since becoming international development secretary in May, Mitchell, a former investment banker, has made clear his intention to beef up the private sector's role in DfID's poverty alleviation strategies.
But his comments come on the same day that members of Mr Modi's BJP party beat a Muslim politician in the Kashmir state assembly after he served beef at a private party.
