Rep. Timothy Dunn has introduced House Bill 2724 into the Arizona Legislature. If enacted, the bill would eliminate conventional cages requiring alternatives, including barns and aviary systems.

The bill states: “From and after December 31, 2020, a farm owner or operator in Arizona may not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure with less than one square foot of usable floor space; From and after December 31, 2024, a farm owner or operator in Arizona may not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure that is not a cage-free housing system with less than one square foot of usable floor space per hen in multi-tiered aviaries, partially slatted cage-free housing systems; From and after December 31, 2020, regardless of where produced, a business owner or operator, may not knowingly engage in the sale of, or transport for sale, in Arizona either shell eggs that are confined in a manner that conflicts with the standards required in Arizona and egg products”.

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