After a 2007 Supreme Court ruling claimed that greenhouse gases emitted by flatulence or belching amounted to air pollution, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) now plans to impose extra fees on cattle farmers.

According to EPA’s proposal, farms or ranches with more than 25 dairy cows, 50 heads of cattle or 200 hogs would have to pay an annual fee of $175 per cow, $87.50 per head of beef cattle and $20 per hog to offset air pollution from the animals’ various bodily functions. On average, it would cost owners of a medium-sized cattle ranch $40,000 in extra fees.

Alabama Agriculture Commissioner Ron Sparks claims the move is “one of the most ridiculous things the federal government has tried to do,” and that the fees would likely bankrupt a majority of ranch and farm owners.

EPA claims the fee would cover the cost of a permit for approved livestock operations, and that it would force farmers to switch to healthier crops. The agency’s not alone in its fight, either. A spokesperson for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) claimed the move would make “perfect sense if they’re looking for ways to cut down on meat consumption and recoup environmental losses.”