The federal government, 20 state attorney generals and agriculture groups have filed briefs with the federal court of appeals, asking the court to rule California’s Proposition 12 as invalid. The American Farm Bureau Federation and National Pork Producers Council filed the original lawsuit. Prop 12 bans the sale of meat from veal calves, pigs and chickens in California if not raised under stringent housing standards. The proposition regulates businesses outside of California’s state borders and the court briefs indicate that it would be costly consequences for the interstate marketing of these meat products.
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