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GOP -led Farm Bill aims to nullify California 's Prop 12 , banning extreme farm animal confinement.
Prop 12 and a similar law in Massachusetts outlaws sale of pork produced using gestation crates.
The pork industry says Prop 12 would put small farms out of business and lead to consolidation.
The US Supreme Court rejected the industry’s argument that it had a constitutional right to sell meat raised in ways that are intolerable to the average consumer.
The House Farm Bill includes a version of the EATS Act , a bill to ban states from setting their own standards for production of agricultural products, animal or vegetable, imported from other states.
The bill includes provisions that may have consequences that reach far beyond the humane treatment of animals.
The American Veterinary Medical Association has voiced “strong support” for the portion of the Farm Bill that would invalidate Prop 12 .
Prop 12’s pork regulations took full effect in California at the start of this year after two years of delay.
After implementation, prices for pork products covered by the law abruptly increased by about 20 percent on average.
Some producers welcome the opportunity to charge a price premium for selling compliant pork and oppose overturning Prop 12 .
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