MO HCR101

Missouri House Concurrent Resolution 101 condemns California's Proposition 2 (2008) and AB 1437 (2010), which require egg producers to use "enriched cages" or nonconfinement operations and prohibit sales of eggs from states not meeting these standards

The resolution argues California's egg production laws violate the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) by restricting interstate trade

The resolution asserts conventional battery cages better protect hens from bone breaks, cannibalism, disease, smothering, and predation compared to enriched cages or free-range operations

The resolution claims similar requirements in the European Union led to increased egg costs, food shortages, and farm closures

Missouri calls on the California legislature to repeal AB 1437 and urges California voters to repeal Proposition 2, with copies to be sent to California legislative leaders, the Governor, and Attorney General