File Code: Agriculture
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1137
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Conway, Colburn, Currie, Forehand, Frosh, King, Kramer, Madaleno,
McFadden, Pugh, Raskin, Robey, and Stone
- Entitled:
-
Agriculture - Prohibited Acts - Force-Feeding Birds
Prohibiting a person from force-feeding birds or hiring another person
to engage in force-feeding birds to produce foie gras; prohibiting a
person from selling, transporting, or offering for sale any product
that is the result of force-feeding birds to produce foie gras;
prohibiting specified food service establishments from serving
products that are the result of force-feeding birds; and providing for
specified penalties for specified violations.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
- 2/1
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/20
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
- No Action
Sponsored by:
- Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
- Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
- Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
- Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
- Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
- Senator Nancy J. King, District 39
- Senator Rona E. Kramer, District 14
- Senator Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
- Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
- Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40
- Senator Jamie Raskin, District 20
- Senator James N. Robey, District 13
- Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Agriculture -see also- Farmland
- Birds
- Crimes and Punishments -see also- Penalties; Sentences; etc.
- Fines
- Food -see also- Kosher; Meat, Poultry, Seafood; Milk
- Penalties
- Restaurants
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Agriculture
- (
4-218.1
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments:
None offered