The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against California on Wednesday, challenging state laws that allegedly impose “burdensome red tape on the production of eggs and poultry products” while driving up prices nationally, the DOJ said in a July 9 statement.
“Through a combination of voter initiatives, legislative enactments, and regulations, California has effectively prevented farmers across the country from using a number of agricultural production methods which were in widespread use—and which helped keep eggs affordable,” said the lawsuit, filed at the District Court for the Central District of California.
The lawsuit mentions three California laws as problematic: Proposition 2, AB 1437, and Proposition 12….