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They're called low-speed vehicles, or LSVs for short, and thanks to two clients of attorney Jeff Tate who insisted on being ticketed, they're now legal in Edmond. That's just one of the latest developments in what has come to be known as "green law.
Sometimes a pig is just a pig. But when a California law requires meat manufacturers to euthanize non-ambulatory pigs and other livestock before they can be slaughtered for processing, it takes the U.S. Supreme Court to decide the meaty issue of whether that state statute is preempted by federal law. The case of National Meat Association v. Harris involves a suit by a national association of meat packers and processors challenging California Penal Code [section]599f, which prohibits the slaughter of non-ambulatory livestock for human consumption. The law requires that downed livestock be immediately euthanized. Violation of the law is punishable by up to a year in prison and a $20,000 fine.
AINSWORTH, Neb. - In this Great Plains ranching town, cowboys still lasso steers as part of their daily routine and cattle producers like Bob Sears still take pride in the long tradition of raising American beef. But Sears and many other ranchers say the market for domestic meat has withered to the point where they often receive only a single reasonable bid for their animals - a trend that could eventually mean lesser-quality meat on dinner tables across the nation.
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