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Blue state outlaws most eggs unless cage-free, before new year

The new law does not apply to eggs produced on farms with less than 3,000 egg-laying hens

Nearly all eggs sold in Michigan starting before the New Year must come from cage-free birds, even as egg prices continue to climb.

Michigan lawmakers modified the Animal Industry Act in 2019, requiring shell eggs from chickens, ducks and other fowl, sold in the state to be from cage-free housing systems, starting Dec. 31, 2024.

The new law, though, does not apply to the sale of shell eggs produced on a farm with less than 3,000 egg-laying hens, nor does it apply to liquid or cooked eggs.

But for those farms affected, the law prohibits business owners from selling eggs from an egg-laying hen if care cannot be provided while standing within the hens’ usable floor space.

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4 thoughts on “Blue state outlaws most eggs unless cage-free, before new year”

  1. Has anyone besides me noticed how badly the water tower in Salisbury on Northwood Drive is in need of some maintenance? It looks terrible.

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