§ 35-21-203 — Enclosure requirements

(1) (a) Repealed.

(b) On and after January 1, 2025, a farm owner or operator shall not
knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure:

(I) That is not a cage-free housing system; or

(II) That has less than:

(A) One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen in a cage-free
housing system that provides egg-laying hens with unfettered access to vertical
space, such as a multi-tiered aviary or a partially slatted system; or

(B) One and one-half square feet of usable floor space per egg-laying hen in
a cage-free housing system that does not provide egg-laying hens with unfettered
access to vertical space, such as a single-level all-litter floor system.

(2) (a) A business owner or operator shall not knowingly sell or transport for
sale in the state a shell egg or egg product that the business owner or operator
knows or should know was produced by an egg-laying hen that was confined in a
manner that conflicts with the standards required in subsection (1) of this section.

(b) Repealed.

(3) For the purposes of this part 2, a sale is deemed to occur at the location
where the buyer takes physical possession of the item.

Legislative History

Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1073, � 1, effective September 14.