Legal Opinion
Farm Sanctuary Inc. v. Dept. of Food and Agriculture
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 22, 1998No. B111435PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MASTERSON, J.
In 1967, the California Legislature enacted the Humane Slaughter Law (HSL), which governs the methods by which certain animals can be slaughtered. (Stats. 1967, ch. 1381, § 1, pp. 3240-3241, codified as Food & Agr. Code, §§ 19501-19503.) In 1991, the Legislature amended the law to include poultry and authorized the Department of Food and Agriculture to issue regulations concerning the slaughter of poultry. (Stats. 1991, ch. 837, §§ 1-2, pp. 3716-3717, amending Food & Agr. Code, § 19501 and adding Food & Agr. Code, § 19501.5.)
In its regulations, the department approved…
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