The Trump administration is suing California, alleging that the state's anti-animal cruelty laws increase egg prices by creating unnecessary regulations. California's voters supported laws in 2008 and 2018 mandating adequate space for chickens in cages, applicable to eggs from both in-state and out-of-state farms. Despite claims linking these laws to rising prices, recent USDA data shows that egg prices have stabilized post-avian flu outbreak. The Trump administration cites the federal Egg Products Inspection Act, arguing states lack the authority to impose their own egg regulations.
"When you pass mandates and laws that require farmers all across the country to invest millions of dollars refitting and refurbishing their barns, those costs end up being passed to consumers."
"Voters in California approved a few laws in 2008 and 2018 requiring that chickens must have enough space to actually move around in their cages."
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