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The California foie gras law or Senate Bill 1520 (S.B. 1520) [1] is a California State statute that prohibits the "force feed[ing of] a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird's liver beyond normal size" (California Health and Safety Code § 25981) as well as the sale of products that are a result of this process (§ 25982). [2]
In 2003, the Animal Protection and Rescue League and In Defense of Animals filed suit against Sonoma Foie Gras in California under the state's unfair business practices law, alleging animal cruelty. The farm also sued the two groups and four activists who documented conditions at the farm for trespass. [ 43 ]
Foie gras is made from the enlarged livers of force-fed ducks and geese, and animal welfare groups had supported the law. The law doesn’t completely bar Californians from eating foie gras in the ...
In California, for example, the force-feeding of birds, which is how foie gras is made, is entirely illegal. Chicago, on the other hand, has entirely banned the sale of foie gras products.
The California Codes are 29 legal codes enacted by the California State Legislature, which, alongside uncodified acts, form the general statutory law of California. The official codes are maintained by the California Office of Legislative Counsel for the legislature.
California was the first U.S. state to ban the practice in 2012, with New York City following in 2019. ... state lawmakers may advance a proposal Wednesday to outlaw foie gras and the practice of ...
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals’ mandate went into immediate effect, banning foie gras in California. The Animal Legal Defense Fund filed numerous amicus briefs in the six-plus years of litigation, urging courts to uphold the law.
For example, as enacted in California, the Civil Code contains a definition of consideration, [4] a principle in the common law of contracts which has no direct equivalent in civil law systems. Similarly, it codifies the mailbox rule that communication of acceptance is effective when dropped in the mail, [ 5 ] [ 6 ] which is a feature unique to ...