600.150 Prohibition against restrictive confinement
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600.150 Prohibition against restrictive confinement.
(1)As used in this section:
(a)“Pig” means a porcine animal of a type maintained as livestock.
(b)“Turning around freely” means having the ability to turn in a complete circle in an enclosure without an impediment, including a tether, and without touching any side of the enclosure.
(2)A person commits the offense of restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig if the person confines a pregnant pig for more than 12 hours during any 24-hour period in a manner that prevents the pregnant pig from:
(a)Lying down and fully extending its limbs; or
(b)Turning around freely.
(3)Subsection
(2)of this section does not apply to a pregnant pig:
(a)That is being transported;
(b)In a rodeo exhibition, a state or county fair exhibition or a similar exhibition;
(c)During the slaughtering process;
(d)During lawful scientific or agricultural research;
(e)During an examination, operation or test by a veterinarian or during temporary treatment for veterinary purposes; or
(f)In the seven-day period before the pig farrows.
(4)The offense of restrictive confinement of a pregnant pig is a Class A violation. [2007 c.722 §1]