Chapter 722
AN ACT
SB 694
Relating to confinement of animals.
Be It Enacted by the People of
the State of
SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section:
(a) “Pig” means a
porcine animal of a type maintained as livestock.
(b) “Turning around
freely” means having the ability to turn in a complete circle in an enclosure
without an impediment, including a tether, and without touching any side of the
enclosure.
(2) A person commits the
offense of restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig if the person confines a
pregnant pig for more than 12 hours during any 24-hour period in a manner that
prevents the pregnant pig from:
(a) Lying down and fully
extending its limbs; or
(b) Turning around
freely.
(3) Subsection (2) of
this section does not apply to a pregnant pig:
(a)
That is being transported;
(b) In a rodeo
exhibition, a state or county fair exhibition or a similar exhibition;
(c) During the
slaughtering process;
(d) During lawful
scientific or agricultural research;
(e) During an
examination, operation or test by a veterinarian or during temporary treatment
for veterinary purposes; or
(f) In the seven-day
period before the pig farrows.
(4) The offense of
restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig is a Class A violation.
SECTION 2. Section 1 of this 2007 Act applies to
confinement of a pregnant pig that occurs on or after January 1, 2012.
Approved by the Governor June 28, 2007
Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 2, 2007
Effective date January 1, 2008
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