JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- Missouri's top lawyer says a California law raising standards for how chickens are treated is unconstitutional, and he is taking the Golden State to court.
California voters in 2008 approved Proposition 2, a measure requiring egg producers give their birds room to stand up, turn around and fully extend their wings in their cages. In 2010, state lawmakers added a provision that the regulations apply to out-of-state producers who sell to California.