The Supreme Court agreed on March 28 to review a voter-approved law in California banning the sale of pork in the state from hogs raised anywhere in the world, unless the animals were raised in a space that exceeds industry norms–a rule U.S. pork producers say imposes massive new costs on out-of-state farmers. The case is National Pork Producers v. Ross, court file 21-468. National Port Producers Council (NPPC) describes itself as an agricultural organization representing the interests of the $26-billion-a-year U.S. pork industry. Among its members are pig farmers, as well as the entire pork chain and associated businesses such as veterinarians, pork packers and processors, and other allied businesses that serve the pork industry. The high court will look at the so-called Dormant Commerce Clause, or Negative Commerce Clause, in the U.S. Constitution, which, according to the Legal Information Institute, forbids states from “passing legislation that discriminates against, …
Supreme Court to Hear Case About California’s Tough New Rules on Pork Production
March 28, 2022
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