{"id":29117,"date":"2023-12-02T08:42:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-02T14:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/?p=29117"},"modified":"2023-12-01T08:53:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T14:53:27","slug":"senator-hawley-introduces-legislation-to-protect-livestock-producers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altonmo.com\/politics\/government\/senator-hawley-introduces-legislation-to-protect-livestock-producers-20231202","title":{"rendered":"Senator Hawley Introduces Legislation To Protect Livestock Producers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On Thursday, November 30, 2023,\u00a0 U.S. Senator Josh Hawley introduced the Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers Act<\/em><\/a> to protect farmers from costly regulations \u2013 made in other states \u2013 that will hurt their business and drive up consumer costs [1]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other States<\/h3>\n

In 2018, California voters passed Proposition 12. This would ban the sale of pork, eggs, and calves for veal not produced with certain space requirements. California is estimated to account for 13 percent of all pork consumption in the United States. When this law goes into full effect early next year, farmers across the country \u2013 including in Missouri \u2013 must comply with California\u2019s preferred requirements in order to access the California market.<\/p>\n

Reason<\/h3>\n

Senator Hawley explained the reason for this legislation,<\/p>\n

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Missouri\u2019s livestock producers keep food on the table across America and they shouldn\u2019t be burdened by costly laws \u2013 made by other states [2]<\/sup><\/a>.<\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

To ensure that no state can mandate animal welfare standards in another state, Senator Hawley\u2019s\u00a0Protecting Interstate Commerce for Livestock Producers<\/em>\u00a0Act<\/em>:<\/p>\n