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Manteca, CA Urges Prop 12 Implementation Delay
USAgNet - 07/26/2021
The city of Manteca, Calif., is joining the growing chorus of calls for the state to delay implementation of Proposition 12. Set to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, Proposition 12 will impose arbitrary animal housing standards that reach far outside the state’s borders
to farms across the country, while driving up costs for both pork producers and consumers.
The state was required to finalize implementation regulations by September 2019. The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) only issued the proposed regulations in May 2021.
“We believe that without the appropriate time for out-of-state producers to comply, small, family-run California-owned businesses will be irreparably harmed. Implementing Proposition 12 in January 2022 would place undue financial strain and a competitive
disadvantage on California businesses, including businesses in our city that are vital to the economic success and well-being of our residents,” wrote the city’s mayor in a July 20 letter to CFDA.
Manteca is home to Sunnyvalley Smoked Meats, Inc., which sells bacon, ham, and various turkey products in California -- comprising approximately 60% of their total business.
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