U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 25, 2012
Supreme Court strikes down California livestock law
The U.S. Supreme Court unanimously struck down a California law that made a crime out of processing livestock into food if the animals are too sick or tired to walk.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously struck down a California law that made it a crime to process livestock into food if the animals are too sick or tired to walk.
The federal law regulating the handling of livestock for human consumption contains a broadly worded preemption clause that expressly blocks states from imposing their own rules, the court ruled.
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