1. (1)

   1. (a) Repealed.

   2. (b) On and after January 1, 2025, a farm owner or operator shall not knowingly confine an egg-laying hen in an enclosure:

      1. (I) That is not a cage-free housing system; or

      2. (II) That has less than:

         1. (A) One square foot of usable floor space per egg-laying hen in a cage-free housing system that provides egg-laying hens with unfettered access to vertical space, such as a multi-tiered aviary or a partially slatted system; or
         2. (B) One and one-half square feet of usable floor space per egg-laying hen in a cage-free housing system that does not provide egg-laying hens with unfettered access to vertical space, such as a single-level all-litter floor system.

2. (2)

   1. (a) A business owner or operator shall not knowingly sell or transport for sale in the state a shell egg or egg product that the business owner or operator knows or should know was produced by an egg-laying hen that was confined in a manner that conflicts with the standards required in subsection (1) of this section.
   2. (b) Repealed.
3. (3) For the purposes of this part 2, a sale is deemed to occur at the location where the buyer takes physical possession of the item.

Source: L. 2020: Entire part added, (HB 20-1343), ch. 217, p. 1073, § 1, effective September 14.

Editor's note: Subsections (1)(a)(II) and (2)(b)(II) provided for the repeal of subsections (1)(a) and (2)(b), respectively, effective January 1, 2025. (See L. 2020, p. 1073.)