Chuck DarwinAs egg prices soar, Trump administration targets California #Proposition12
In California — where the average price of a dozen eggs has reached almost $9
— the Department of Agriculture will target the "Prevention of Cruelty to Farm Animals Act"
(Proposition 12),
which Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins described as “overly restrictive.”
The 2018 ballot measure establishes minimum space requirements for egg-laying hens, breeding pigs and calves raised for veal.
The law bans California businesses from selling eggs from chickens that don’t meet the requirements
— thus forcing both California farmers and out-of-state suppliers to conform to the law.
Although in 2021 the law was challenged by the North American Meat Institute
— which argued that it violated the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
— the lawsuit was rejected by U.S. Supreme Court
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-02-26/egg-prices-trump-bird-flu-california
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