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The California foie gras law, California S.B. 1520,〔California (Senate Bill no. 1520 ), ''Force fed birds'', approved September 9, 2004, ''codified at'' California Health and Safety Code (§§ 25980–25984 ).〕 is a California State statute that prohibits the "force feed(of ) a bird for the purpose of enlarging the bird's liver beyond normal size" (California Health and Safety Code § 25981) as well as the sale of products that are a result of this process (§ 25982).〔California Health and Safety Code (§ 25982 ).〕 This outlawed the traditional method of producing foie gras in California. The law was enacted in 2004 and went into effect on July 1, 2012. On January 7, 2015, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson held that the portion of California's law banning the sale of foie gras within the state (California Health and Safety Code § 25982) was preempted by the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act, and enjoined the California Attorney General from enforcing it.〔''Association des Eleveurs de Canards et d'Oies du Quebec v. Harris'', No. 12-5735, (C.D. Cal. filed July 2, 2012), (Order Denying Defendant's Motion to Dismiss and Granting Plaintiff's Motion for Partial Summary Judgment as to Preemption Claim and Partial Judgment as to Preemption Claim ) (Jan. 7. 2015).〕 That decision is currently on appeal. ==Background== S.B. 1520 was introduced in the California State Legislature on February 19, 2004 by then-Senate President Pro-Tem John Burton at the request of a coalition of animal protection organizations that included Viva!USA, Farm Sanctuary, Los Angeles Lawyers for Animals, and the Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights. Burton stated, "We just shouldn't be cramming a tube down a duck's throat and forcing in food to make foie gras," and that foie gras production is "an inhumane process that other countries have sensibly banned. I'm pleased California will be next on the list." The legislature passed the bill and it was signed into law by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 29, 2004.〔 The law included a provision that it would take effect almost eight years after enactment, in order to allow time for techniques to be developed by which foie gras could be produced without force-feeding birds. As of the date the law took effect, no such technique had been developed that was deemed commercially viable. During the months leading up to the date when the law would go into effect, some California restaurants hosted elaborate multi-course meals featuring foie gras in many forms, drawing patrons who wanted to eat foie gras before the ban went into effect. A farmer in Spain is producing a version of goose foie gras, which he says is made without force-feeding the geese.〔 A transcript of this program is online (here )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「California foie gras law」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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