Proposition 12

North American Meat Institute Calls for Moratorium on Prop 12 Enforcement

August 31, 2021 North American Meat Institute

With California’s Proposition 12’s (Prop 12) January 1, 2022, effective date for pork looming and the rules implementing the law nearly two years late and far from final, the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today called for a moratorium on enforcement to allow those subject to the law time to comply. …

North American Meat Institute Asks Supreme Court to Review Case Against California’s Prop 12

March 1, 2021 North American Meat Institute

The North American Meat Institute today filed a petition for a writ of certiorari asking the Supreme Court of the United States to review an earlier ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the Meat Institute’s challenge to the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12: The Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (Prop 12 or the law). …

Meat Institute’s Challenge of California’s Prop 12 Receives Key Support of Federal Government & 20 States

December 15, 2020 North American Meat Institute

The North American Meat Institute’s (Meat Institute) lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12 (Prop 12) received key support from the federal government and 20 states with the filing of two amicus briefs. …

Meat Industry Cannot Block California Animal Protection Law: U.S. Judge

November 26, 2019 Jonathan Stempel, Reuters

A federal judge in Los Angeles refused to stop California from enforcing a voter-approved measure requiring farmers to provide more space for animals being raised for food. …