Amendment #293 to H5150

Agriculture Dimensional Requirements

Mr. Cahill of Lynn moves to amend the bill by adding at the end thereof the following sections:

SECTION XX. Section 3 of chapter 333 of the acts of 2016, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in place thereof the following subparagraph:-

(B) Egg products that the business owner or operator knows or should know are the product of a covered animal that was confined in a cruel manner.

SECTION XX. Said section 3 of said chapter 333, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the term ‘(B)’ and inserting in place thereof:- (C).

SECTION XX. Said section 3 of said chapter 333, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out the term ‘(C)’ and inserting in place thereof:- (D).

SECTION XX. Subsection (G) of section 4 of chapter 333 of the acts of 2016, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word ‘period’ the words:- , and in addition, in the case of egg-laying hens, no more than twenty-four (24) hours total in any thirty (30) day period.

SECTION XX Section 5 of said chapter 333 of the acts of 2016, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking section 5 and inserting in its place thereof the following:-

Section 5. For purposes of this Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

 (A) “Breeding pig” means any female pig of the porcine species kept for the purpose of commercial breeding.

(B) “Business owner or operator” means any person who owns or controls the operations of a business.

(C) “Calf raised for veal” means any calf of the bovine species kept for the purpose of commercial production of veal meat.

(D) “Cage-free housing system” means an indoor or outdoor controlled environment for egg-laying hens within which hens are free to roam unrestricted; are provided enrichments that allow them to exhibit natural behaviors, including, at a minimum, scratch areas, perches, nest boxes and dust bathing areas; and within which farm employees can provide care while standing within the hens’ usable floor space; provided, cage-free housing system includes, to the extent that such systems comply with the requirements of this subsection, multi-tiered aviaries, partially-slatted systems, single-level all litter floor systems and any future systems that will comply with the requirements of this paragraph; provided, however, cage-free housing system does not include systems commonly described as battery cages, colony cages, enriched cages, enriched colony cages, modified cages, convertible cages, or furnished cages, or similar cage systems.

(E) “Covered animal” means any breeding pig, calf raised for veal, or egg-laying hen that is kept on a farm.

(F) “Confined in a cruel manner” means any of the following acts:

(1) Confining a calf raised for veal or a breeding pig in a manner that prevents the animal from lying down, standing up, fully extending the animal’s limbs, or turning around freely; or

(2) Confining an egg-laying hen: