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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 - Norfolk 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
286,314
76,858
11,370 374,542
Avon
 
1,800
611
101
2,512
Bellingham More »
 
7,044
1,801
137
8,982
Braintree More »
 
15,548
4,461
617
20,626
Brookline More »
 
23,969
4,698
1,013
29,680
Canton More »
 
9,760
2,937
473
13,170
Cohasset More »
 
3,991
943
106
5,040
Dedham More »
 
11,187
2,995
444
14,626
Dover
 
2,817
767
88
3,672
Foxborough More »
 
7,809
2,323
212
10,344
Franklin More »
 
14,078
3,969
386
18,433
Holbrook More »
 
4,325
1,267
207
5,799
Medfield More »
 
5,989
1,583
227
7,799
Medway More »
 
5,973
1,681
146
7,800
Millis More »
 
4,023
949
78
5,050
Milton More »
 
12,388
3,454
520
16,362
Needham More »
 
14,244
3,785
443
18,472
Norfolk More »
 
4,697
1,312
133
6,142
Norwood More »
 
12,234
3,328
554
16,116
Plainville More »
 
3,731
1,177
76
4,984
Quincy More »
 
32,199
8,206
1,787
42,192
Randolph More »
 
10,892
3,473
1,041
15,406
Sharon More »
 
8,140
2,140
248
10,528
Stoughton More »
 
10,843
3,092
613
14,548
Walpole More »
 
11,291
3,255
282
14,828
Wellesley More »
 
11,842
3,048
376
15,266
Westwood More »
 
7,179
2,071
244
9,494
Weymouth More »
 
23,143
6,025
699
29,867
Wrentham More »
 
5,178
1,507
119
6,804
County Totals
286,314
76,858
11,370 374,542