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Committee rebriefs foie gras bill; substitute would require free‑feeding certification administered by Department of Agriculture
Summary
Committee staff briefed substitute language for House Bill 1735, which would prohibit force-feeding birds and forbid sale of foie gras produced by force-feeding; the proposed substitute authorizes the Department of Agriculture to administer prohibitions and requires sellers to certify product was produced using free feeding.
The committee received a staff briefing on House Bill 1735 — a bill previously heard that would prohibit force-feeding birds and ban the sale and distribution of foie gras produced using force-feeding.
Rebecca Lewis, committee staff, told members there is a proposed…
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