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Summary of Question 3
This proposed law would prohibit any farm owner or operator from knowingly confining any breeding pig, calf raised for veal, or egg-laying hen in a way that prevents the animal from lying down, standing up, fully extending its limbs, or turning around freely. The proposed law would also prohibit any business owner or operator in Massachusetts from selling whole eggs intended for human consumption or any uncooked cut of veal or pork if the business owner or operator knows or should know that the hen, breeding pig, or veal calf that produced these products was confined in a manner prohibited by the proposed law. The proposed law would exempt sales of food products that combine veal or pork with other products, including soups, sandwiches, pizzas, hotdogs, or similar processed or prepared food items. The proposed law’s confinement prohibitions would not apply during transportation; state and county fair exhibitions; 4-H programs; slaughter in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; medical research; veterinary exams, testing, treatment and operation if performed under the direct supervision of a licensed veterinarian; five days prior to a pregnant pig’s expected date of giving birth; any day that pig is nursing piglets; and for temporary periods for animal husbandry purposes not to exceed six hours in any twenty-four hour period. The proposed law would create a civil penalty of up to $1,000 for each violation and would give the Attorney General the exclusive authority to enforce the law, and to issue regulations to implement it. As a defense to enforcement proceedings, the proposed law would allow a business owner or operator to rely in good faith upon a written certification or guarantee of compliance by a supplier. The proposed law would be in addition to any other animal welfare laws and would not prohibit stricter local laws. The proposed law would take effect on January 1, 2022. The proposed law states that if any of its parts were declared invalid, the other parts would stay in effect.

2016 - Hampshire County - Question 3Do you approve of a law summarized below, on which no vote was taken by the Senate or the House of Representatives on or before May 3, 2016?

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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
63,344
20,146
2,134 85,624
Amherst More »
 
11,885
2,778
403
15,066
Belchertown More »
 
6,230
2,030
158
8,418
Chesterfield
 
480
273
15
768
Cummington
 
330
228
9
567
Easthampton More »
 
7,246
2,355
195
9,796
Goshen
 
403
221
14
638
Granby More »
 
2,763
897
81
3,741
Hadley
 
2,167
1,085
61
3,313
Hatfield
 
1,411
698
43
2,152
Huntington
 
792
390
19
1,201
Middlefield
 
224
80
3
307
Northampton More »
 
13,093
3,189
713
16,995
Pelham
 
722
180
13
915
Plainfield
 
267
146
6
419
S. Hadley More »
 
7,020
2,175
143
9,338
Southampton
 
2,523
1,264
54
3,841
Ware More »
 
3,246
1,152
138
4,536
Westhampton
 
778
340
18
1,136
Williamsburg
 
1,246
434
34
1,714
Worthington
 
518
231
14
763
County Totals
63,344
20,146
2,134 85,624