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Federal judge finds another Iowa ag-gag law unconstitutional - khqa.com

FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, cage-free chickens stand in a fenced pasture on the Francis Blake organic farm near Waukon, Iowa. The Agriculture Department on April 7 proposed stricter animal welfare standards for organic chicken and meat as the multi-billion dollar organic market grows each year. The rules would ensure that all livestock, including poultry, have enough space to lie down, turn around, stand up and fully stretch their limbs.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
FILE - In this Oct. 21, 2015, file photo, cage-free chickens stand in a fenced pasture on the Francis Blake organic farm near Waukon, Iowa. The Agriculture Department on April 7 proposed stricter animal welfare standards for organic chicken and meat as the multi-billion dollar organic market grows each year. The rules would ensure that all livestock, including poultry, have enough space to lie down, turn around, stand up and fully stretch their limbs.(AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature has been trying for a decade to make it illegal for animal rights groups to sneak cameras into livestock barns to report animal abuse, but courts frequently rule the laws unconstitutional.

On Monday, a federal judge again struck down an Iowa law in the latest case pitting the right of farmers to protect their property from trespassers against activists who want to show consumers how farm animals are treated.

The March 2019 law created a trespass charge punishable by up to a year in jail for those who use deception to gain access to a farm to cause physical or economic harm.

The temporary court order prevents enforcement, and is expected to soon become permanent. The state can appeal.



source: https://khqa.com/news/political/federal-judge-finds-another-iowa-ag-gag-law-unconstitutional-03-17-2022

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