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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 - Barnstable 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
Barnstable More »
 
20,361
5,352
667
26,380
Bourne More »
 
8,346
2,430
259
11,035
Brewster More »
 
5,323
1,314
178
6,815
Chatham
 
3,570
938
135
4,643
Dennis More »
 
7,317
1,840
275
9,432
Eastham
 
2,950
693
59
3,702
Falmouth More »
 
15,654
4,109
511
20,274
Harwich More »
 
6,575
1,805
192
8,572
Mashpee More »
 
6,973
1,815
196
8,984
Orleans
 
3,678
808
109
4,595
Provincetown
 
2,097
219
83
2,399
Sandwich More »
 
9,824
2,794
305
12,923
Truro
 
1,327
225
37
1,589
Wellfleet
 
1,845
365
72
2,282
Yarmouth More »
 
11,014
2,865
408
14,287
County Totals
106,854
27,572
3,486 137,912