Sen. John Hawley (R-MO) has introduced the Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers Act to protect producers from regulations made in other states.
The legislation is inspired by California’s Proposition 12, which bans the sale of pork, eggs and veal that were not produced with specific space requirements.
“This law is a commonsense solution to protect family farms from going bankrupt and consumers from shouldering higher costs at the grocery store,” Hawley said in a news release.
The bill would preempt states and local governments from regulating the raising, production and importation of livestock-derived products from another state or local government; allow states to regulate imports in the event of disease outbreak; and protect farmers from states implementing laws preempted by this bill.
