‘Narrow’ ruling on pork law does not apply to producers
The Jan. 21 ruling focuses on regu- lations for intrastate pork sales, which took effect Jan. 1. Sacramento County Superior Court Judge James Arguelles agreed to delay enforcement for pork re- tailers, including grocers, until 180 days after final regulations are enacted. The business groups hadasked for 28months. The court decision does not, howev- er, change Proposition 12 requirements for pork producers, which must give breeding pigs at least 24 square feet of floor space.
CDFA said in a statement that the “nar- row” rulingappliesonly togrocersandoth- er retailers andnot toproducers providing pork products toCalifornia, and that “pro- ducersandsuppliers remainsubject toen- forcement if theyviolatethesquare-footage requirement that went into effect Jan. 1.” The ruling also does not apply to sales of shell eggs, liquid eggs and veal in Cal ifornia, the department said. Earlier phases of the law dealing with
ByChing Lee Legal challenges by grocers, restau- rants and retailers have temporarily blocked enforcement of part of a new Cal ifornia law that bans the sale of whole pork meat from pigs housed in spaces that fail to meet the law’s mini- mum requirements.
The business groups sued the state be- cause the CaliforniaDepartment of Food and Agriculture is more than two years late finalizing regulations for Proposition 12. The measure was approved by California voters in 2018 and sets mini- mumspacing requirements for breeding pigs, egg-laying hens and veal calves.
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