Title: Prohibits Recording of Agricultural Operations
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that prohibits an individual from recording agricultural operations under certain conditions.
Highlights:
Prohibits an individual from recording an image or sound of an “agricultural operation” without the consent of the owner under the following conditions (Sec. 3):
The individual obtains the recording through misrepresentation or fraud by applying for employment at an operation and knows that recording is prohibited;
The individual obtains the recording under the pretense of being a customer, patron, or consumer of the livestock, poultry, livestock products, or poultry products on the premises; or
The individual obtains the recording by trespassing on the operation.
Defines “agricultural operation” as private property used for the production, processing, marketing, or commerce of livestock, poultry, livestock products, or poultry products (Sec. 3).
Classifies agricultural operation interference as described by the provisions of this bill as a Class B misdemeanor (Sec. 3).
Prohibits the use of a carbon monoxide gas chamber, carbon dioxide gas chamber, or decompression chamber on an animal in an animal shelter (Secs. 1 & 2).