SB 1325

As of July 1, 2030 , this bill generally establishes an offense for a farm owner or operator to knowingly confine a breeding pig or a calf raised for veal in any of the following ways:  In a manner that prevents the animal from lying down , standing up , fully extending all of the animal's limbs without touching the side of an enclosure or another animal , or turning in a complete circle without any impediment, including a tether, and without touching the side of an enclosure or another animal .  In the case of a breeding pig, within an enclosure with less than 24 square feet of useable floor space per breeding pig .  In the case of a calf raised for veal, within an enclosure with less than 43 square feet of useable floor space per calf. However, this bill provides that it is not an offense if the confinement occurs during ( i ) t he conduct of medical research; ( ii ) t he conduct of an examination, testing, individual treatment, or surgery for veterinary purposes; ( iii ) t ransportation of the animal; ( iv ) a state or county fair exhibit ion; ( v ) a 4-H program, or similar exhibition; ( vi ) t emporary periods for animal husbandry purposes, provided the confinement is for no more than six hours in a 24 -hour period and no more than a total of 24 hours in a 30 -day period; ( vii ) h umane slaughtering of the animal in accordance with all applicable laws and rules; or ( viii ) f or a breeding pig, the five-day period prior to the expected date of the breeding pig giving birth or any day the breeding pig is nursing piglets. This bill provides that a violation of this bill is a Class B misdemeanor , subject to a minimum fine of $250 nor more than $1,000 for each offense. Each breeding pig or calf raised for veal confined in an enclosure in violation of this bill constitutes a separate offense. It is not an affirmative defense to an alleged violation that a breeding pig or calf raised for veal is domestic livestock, or was kept as part of an agricultural operation or in accordance with customary animal husbandry or farming practices. This bill clarifies that it does not supersede or limit the applicability of a local, federal, or state law, rule, or regulation protecting animal welfare, or prevent any local government legislative body from adopting or enacting any ordinance or resolutions concer ning the protection and welfare of animals that are more stringent than this bill .