Source: Jacqui Fatka, FARM PROGRESS, 1/25/22

The Superior Court for Sacramento County in California will halt enforcement of Proposition 12 because the California Department of Food and Agriculture is more than two years late finalizing regulations outlining what is expected of pork producers. The ruling delays enforcement until 180 days after the final rules go into effect.  In 2008, the voters approved Proposition 2, the Prevention of Farm Animal Cruelty Act, which took effect Jan. 1, 2015. With exceptions, Prop 2 banned three forms of animal confinement: "gestation crates for pregnant pigs, veal crates for calves, and battery cages for egg-laying hens."

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