Ag-gag laws

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Ag-gag laws restrict or prohibit the documentation and exposure of animal abuse or mistreatment in agricultural operations. These laws are designed to prevent undercover investigations and whistleblowing by animal welfare activists, journalists, and others who seek to expose animal cruelty and other illegal or unethical practices in the agriculture industry.

Ag-gag laws typically criminalize various forms of conduct related to the investigation and documentation of animal cruelty, such as the recording or photographing of agricultural operations without the owner's consent, the possession or distribution of such recordings, and the misrepresentation of oneself as an employee in order to gain access to an agricultural operation. Violators of these laws may face criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment.

Ag-gag laws in Canada

Province Status
Alberta Passed (2019)
Ontario Passed (2020)
Prince Edward Island Passed (2020)
Manitoba Passed (2020)
Canada Introduced (2020)

Failed (2021) Reintroduced (2022)

Ag-gag laws in the United States

State Code Summary
Alabama http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/alison/codeofalabama/1975/13A-11-153.htm
Arkansas
Idaho https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/Title18/T18CH70/SECT18-7042/
Iowa
Kansas http://www.kslegislature.org/li_2012/b2011_12/statute/047_000_0000_chapter/047_018_0000_article/047_018_0027_section/047_018_0027_k/
Missouri https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=261.099&bid=49547&hl=
https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=578.405&bid=30163&hl=
Montana https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0810/chapter_0300/part_0010/section_0030/0810-0300-0010-0030.html
North Carolina https://casetext.com/statute/general-statutes-of-north-carolina/chapter-99a-civil-remedies-for-interference-with-property/section-99a-2-recovery-of-damages-for-exceeding-the-scope-of-authorized-access-to-property#:~:text=Section%2099A-2%20-%20Recovery%20of%20damages%20for%20exceeding,operator%20of%20the%20premises%20for%20any%20damages%20sustained.
North Dakota https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t12-1c21-1.pdf#nameddest=12p1-21p1-02
Utah https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title76/Chapter6/76-6-S112.html?v=C76-6-S112_1800010118000101
Wyoming https://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title06.pdfhttps://wyoleg.gov/statutes/compress/title40.pdf

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