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Committee backs bill to allow routine on-farm composting of livestock carcasses
Summary
AB 411 would permit ranchers to compost routine livestock mortalities outside of declared emergencies; backers said pilot research found composting kills pathogens and reduces predator visits compared with bone piles. The committee moved the bill to Natural Resources.
Assemblymember Pappen introduced AB 411, which would authorize routine on-farm composting of livestock carcasses as an alternative to limited rendering, burial or bone piles. "Currently, disposing of deceased animals can be complicated and costly," Pappen said. "This bill extends the right to compost beyond emergencies, offering ranchers and small-scale meat processors a sustainable solution for everyday carcass disposal."
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