Prohibits tethering or confining pigs during pregnancy or calves raised for veal in a manner that prevents them from lying down, standing up, fully.
Prohibits tethering or confining pigs during pregnancy or calves raised for veal in a manner that prevents them from lying down, standing up, fully extending their limbs, and turning around freely on a farm for all or the majority of any day. Establishes that such confinement is a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to one year and/or a fine not exceeding $1,000. The prohibition does not apply during transportation, exhibitions, slaughtering, scientific or agricultural research, veterinary examinations, or the seven-day period before a pig's expected birth.
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