Brooks Animal Law Digest - Issue No. 50 (September 21, 2020)

New Jersey Assembly No. 4644 would prohibit the sale of cats, dogs, and rabbits by pet shops.

Upton’s Naturals and the Plant Based Foods Association have filed suit against the state of Oklahoma, bringing a First Amendment challenge to the state’s law that requires disclaimers on plant-based products that use a term normally associated with conventional meat.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed a rule altering information requirements under the Animal Welfare Act. The rule would remove the requirement that research facilities update their registration information every three years, remove the requirement of continual review of research animal use activities, remove the requirement that facilities request an inactive status, and remove the requirement that the Institutional Official or Chief Executive Officer sign the annual report. The agency is accepting comments on the proposed rule until November 16, 2020.

A new article examines the rise of the “sow stall free” standards in Australia through interactions between social movement activism, supermarkets, and the pork industry.

A new report from the World Resources Institute analyzes the kind of language to use and to avoid in order to make plant-based foods appealing to more consumers.

New Jersey Senate No. 2868 proposes to allow for the appointment of an advocate to represent the interests of the animal in any criminal case regarding the welfare of an animal.

New Jersey Assembly No. 4644 would prohibit the sale of cats, dogs, and rabbits by pet shops.

Upton’s Naturals and the Plant Based Foods Association have filed suit against the state of Oklahoma, bringing a First Amendment challenge to the state’s law that requires disclaimers on plant-based products that use a term normally associated with conventional meat.

The National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have announced the initiation of a 5-year review for five foreign sturgeon species. The agencies are accepting information to help them complete their review until November 16, 2020.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed to list two species of crayfish as threatened under the Endangered Species Act under section 4(d). The agency is accepting comments on the proposal until November 16, 2020.

The National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have issued a final rule that lowers the limit for fleet interaction for leatherback sea turtles and removes the limit for fleet interactions for North Pacific loggerhead turtles.

The Bureau of Land Management has announced that it is accepting nominations for three positions on the Wild Horse and Burrow Advisory Board. The agency is accepting nominations until November 2, 2020.

The Agricultural Marketing Service has released a final economic analysis report on the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) Rule, finding that no additional rulemaking action with regard to the OLPP rule is necessary.

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed a rule altering information requirements under the Animal Welfare Act. The rule would remove the requirement that research facilities update their registration information every three years, remove the requirement of continual review of research animal use activities, remove the requirement that facilities request an inactive status, and remove the requirement that the Institutional Official or Chief Executive Officer sign the annual report. The agency is accepting comments on the proposed rule until November 16, 2020.

A new article examines the rise of the “sow stall free” standards in Australia through interactions between social movement activism, supermarkets, and the pork industry.

A new report from the World Resources Institute analyzes the kind of language to use and to avoid in order to make plant-based foods appealing to more consumers.