A bill is moving through the California Legislature that would extend the state’s upcoming ban on small cages for egg-laying hens to out-of-state egg producers.
The bill has received support from legislators who opposed Proposition 2. They say it will help California’s egg industry compete with out-of-state egg producers who, under current law, will not need to comply with Proposition 2 when its rules take effect in 2015.
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