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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 - Middlesex 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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Middlesex County Results
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City/Town Ward Pct Blanks Total Votes Cast
Totals
617,940
165,349
25,341 808,630
Acton More »
 
10,014
2,672
281
12,967
Arlington More »
 
21,555
4,960
756
27,271
Ashby
 
1,331
558
44
1,933
Ashland More »
 
7,156
1,957
213
9,326
Ayer More »
 
3,073
1,000
103
4,176
Bedford More »
 
5,999
1,861
206
8,066
Belmont More »
 
11,434
2,900
357
14,691
Billerica More »
 
16,890
4,982
486
22,358
Boxborough
 
2,313
695
61
3,069
Burlington More »
 
10,761
3,091
367
14,219
Cambridge More »
 
42,734
7,953
2,595
53,282
Carlisle
 
2,603
699
89
3,391
Chelmsford More »
 
15,108
4,926
408
20,442
Concord More »
 
9,023
2,169
255
11,447
Dracut More »
 
11,978
4,090
369
16,437
Dunstable
 
1,411
587
37
2,035
Everett More »
 
10,203
3,041
979
14,223
Framingham More »
 
23,081
5,985
962
30,028
Groton More »
 
4,994
1,730
88
6,812
Holliston More »
 
6,738
1,911
118
8,767
Hopkinton More »
 
7,194
1,993
149
9,336
Hudson More »
 
8,421
2,214
230
10,865
Lexington More »
 
14,171
3,836
584
18,591
Lincoln More »
 
3,115
754
88
3,957
Littleton More »
 
4,261
1,665
75
6,001
Lowell More »
 
26,075
8,445
2,826
37,346
Malden More »
 
17,095
4,536
1,364
22,995
Marlborough More »
 
14,024
3,794
518
18,336
Maynard More »
 
4,778
1,217
95
6,090
Medford More »
 
23,838
5,564
1,126
30,528
Melrose More »
 
13,392
3,174
395
16,961
Natick More »
 
15,764
3,839
494
20,097
Newton More »
 
37,174
8,693
1,602
47,469
N. Reading More »
 
7,063
1,899
192
9,154
Pepperell More »
 
5,118
1,627
101
6,846
Reading More »
 
11,914
3,346
345
15,605
Sherborn
 
2,071
599
53
2,723
Shirley
 
2,522
888
40
3,450
Somerville More »
 
33,181
6,310
1,383
40,874
Stoneham More »
 
10,071
2,813
409
13,293
Stow More »
 
3,247
1,154
86
4,487
Sudbury More »
 
8,525
2,181
234
10,940
Tewksbury More »
 
13,280
3,934
394
17,608
Townsend More »
 
3,700
1,434
96
5,230
Tyngsborough More »
 
5,142
1,574
129
6,845
Wakefield More »
 
12,455
3,007
356
15,818
Waltham More »
 
19,332
6,642
755
26,729
Watertown More »
 
14,192
3,917
559
18,668
Wayland More »
 
6,664
1,732
212
8,608
Westford More »
 
10,646
3,160
265
14,071
Weston More »
 
5,089
1,460
147
6,696
Wilmington More »
 
10,360
2,952
283
13,595
Winchester More »
 
9,881
2,777
330
12,988
Woburn More »
 
15,786
4,452
652
20,890
County Totals
617,940
165,349
25,341 808,630