The Georgia Attorney General’s Office has filed a brief opposing a Massachusetts law that seeks to regulate pork production nationwide.
The Massachusetts law, also known as “Question 3,” bans the sale and transportation of any pork that was produced in violation of the state’s luxury hog-housing requirements. Meaning, even if Georgia-produced pork meets all Georgia and federal safety and quality standards, that pork cannot be sold or transported in Massachusetts if it does not meet the Massachusetts mandate.
If upheld, this statute will impose costly mandates on out-of-state pig farmers – burdening the interstate pork market and increasing prices for all Americans.
The office said the brief was filed Thursday along side 23 other attorneys general who are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review the case and ultimately block enforcement of the law.
If upheld, this statute will impose costly mandates on out-of-state pig farmers – burdening the interstate pork market and increasing prices for all Americans.
In addition to Georgia, the attorneys general of the following states have also joined in filing this Iowa-led brief: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
