Amendment #429 to H3800

Animal Enclosures

Mr. Cahill of Lynn moves to amend the bill by adding the following section: "SECTION XXXX. Paragraph (A) of section 3 of chapter 333 of the acts of 2016 is hereby amended by inserting after the word "egg" the words "or liquid eggs"; and by striking paragraph (J) of section 5 of said chapter in its entirety and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph: "(J) "Fully extending the animal's limbs" means fully extending all limbs without touching the side of an enclosure. In the case of egg-laying hens, fully extending the animal's limbs means fully spreading both wings without touching the side of an enclosure or other egg-laying hens and having access to at least 1 square foot of usable floor space per hen in the case where an enclosure consists of multi-tiered aviaries with a litter floor and slatted-floor platforms over manure-removal belts or partially-slatted systems with a litter area and a raised slatted-floor area through which manure drops into a storage pit below; provided, however, where an enclosure consists of a single-level all-litter floor system, egg-laying hens shall have access to at least 1.5 square feet of useable floor space per hen."; and

by inserting after paragraph (T) of said section of said chapter the following paragraph:

"(U) "Liquid eggs" means eggs of an egg-laying hen broken from the shells, intended for human food, with the yolks and whites in their natural proportions, or with the yolks and whites separated, mixed, or mixed and strained. Liquid eggs shall not include combination food products; including but not limited to pancake mixes, cake mixes, cookies, pizzas, cookie dough, ice cream, or similar processed or prepared food products that are comprised of more than liquid eggs, sugar, salt, water, seasoning, coloring, flavoring, preservatives, stabilizers, and similar food additives.".