Court extends hold on California animal welfare rules

摘要

Mindful of the US Supreme Court’s ongoing review of California’s Proposition 12 animal welfare standards, a California state judge has extended an injunction blocking enforcement of the regulations until July 1, 2023. The Proposition 12 rules were set to go into effect last January, but were stayed by the Sacramento County Superior Court because the state had not yet finalized the details of the regulatory regime. The original stay was slated to last until six months after the California Department of Food and Agriculture issued the final Proposition 12 regulations—those were finalized on September 7, meaning the injunction was set to expire on February 28.