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GA HB1630
Bill
Status
Introduced
4/4/2022
Primary Sponsor
Marvin Lim
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AI Summary
- Beginning January 1, 2025, farm owners and operators in Georgia would be prohibited from confining egg-laying hens in enclosures that are not cage-free housing systems, with minimum usable floor space requirements based on the 2017 United Egg Producers' Animal Husbandry Guidelines for Cage-Free Housing
- Cage-free housing systems must allow hens to roam unrestricted, provide enrichments such as scratch areas, perches, nest boxes, and dust bathing areas, and explicitly exclude battery cages, colony cages, enriched cages, and similar cage systems
- Farms with fewer than 3,000 egg-laying hens are exempt, along with hens used for medical research, veterinary treatment, transportation, fair exhibitions, slaughter, or temporary husbandry purposes of no more than six hours in a 24-hour period
- The Department of Agriculture is authorized to inspect facilities and records during regular business hours and may contract with approved inspection or process verification providers to ensure compliance
- Violations result in written notice with a reasonable deadline to cure; uncured violations may result in a civil fine of $100.00 per notice, and the department may seek a temporary restraining order or permanent injunction to prevent further violations
Legislative Description
Agriculture; set standards for production of eggs
Last Action
House Hopper
4/4/2022
Full Bill Text
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