MI SB0028

Removes egg-laying hens from the definition of "covered animal" under Michigan's animal confinement law, leaving only gestating sows and calves raised for veal subject to the housing restrictions

Eliminates the requirement that egg-laying hens be housed in cage-free housing systems with enrichments like scratch areas, perches, nest boxes, and dust bathing areas

Removes the prohibition on selling shell eggs in Michigan that come from hens confined in non-compliant housing conditions

Deletes all definitions related to egg production, including "cage-free housing system," "egg-laying hen," "shell egg," "usable floor space," and related housing system terms

Maintains existing confinement restrictions for gestating sows and veal calves, which prohibit confining these animals in ways that prevent them from lying down, standing up, fully extending limbs, or turning around freely