NPPC Leader Not Betting the Farm on Prop 12
The president of the National Pork Producers Council said on Tuesday he won’t convert his Missouri hog farm to satisfy the California rules.
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Proposition 12
“Eats Act” Would Override Prop 12
Last week, a House bill was introduced to prohibit state and local governments from imposing laws and regulations dictating agricultural production practices outside their borders.
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Supreme Court Upholds CA Law on Humane Treatment of Pigs
The Supreme Court recently rejected a challenge to a California animal welfare law that would ban the sale of pork derived from breeding pigs housed in confined spaces.
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Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Pig Welfare Law
The Supreme Court heard a pork-industry challenge to a California law setting animal-welfare standards for meat sold within the state, but Tuesday’s argument stretched beyond the farm to question a state’s power to enact legislation that affects production beyond its borders.
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