The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has issued a stay on Massachusetts Question Three that parallels California Proposition #12.  The stay will be effective until 30 days after the release of the anticipated 2023 ruling by SCOTUS on the constitutionality of Proposition #12. 

The Massachusetts Legislature has voted to delay implementation of the law enacted following adoption of Question Three based on petitions from the National Pork Producers Council and Massachusetts restaurant operators.  The petitioners noted the inability of pork producers to conform to the group-housing requirement for sows and claim that if the regulation were to be enforced, an increase in the cost of pork products due to shortage would be deleterious to the restaurant industry and to consumers.