Code of Massachusetts Regulations
330 CMR - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES
Title 330 CMR 35.00 - Regulations Implementing the Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals
Section 35.04 - Prohibition on the Sale of Products
Universal Citation: 330 MA Code of Regs 330.35
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) It is a violation of St. 2021, c. 108, and 330 CMR 35.00 for a Business Owner or Operator to knowingly engage in the Sale within Massachusetts of any:
(a) Shell Egg or other Egg Products that the
Business Owner or Operator knows or should know is the product of a Covered
Animal that was Confined in a Cruel Manner;
(b) Whole Veal Meat that the Business Owner
or Operator knows or should know is the Meat of a Covered Animal that was
Confined in a Cruel Manner; or
(c)
Whole Pork Meat that the Business Owner or Operator knows or should know is the
Meat of a Covered Animal that was Confined in a Cruel Manner, or is the Meat of
the immediate offspring of a Covered Animal that was Confined in a Cruel
Manner; provided, however, that Whole Pork Meat products already in the supply
chain as of and including August 15, 2022, shall be deemed compliant such that
their sale on or after this date shall not be a violation of St. 2021, c. 108,
or 330 CMR 35.00.
(2) It is a defense to any action to enforce 330 CMR 35.00 or to any action to enforce St. 2021, c. 108, that a seller of Shell Eggs, Egg Products, Whole Pork Meat, or Whole Veal Meat in Massachusetts relied in good faith upon either:
(a) a Guarantee;
(b) a written certification made pursuant to
330 CMR 35.05(1); or
(c) a written
certification made pursuant to 330 CMR 35.05(2).
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