One of several new laws signed by Lt. Gov. Gavin Gilchrist on Thursday will require all Michigan egg production facilities to adopt cage-free practices, and will ban the use of battery cages and the sale of non-cage-free eggs in the state by the end of 2024.
The signing of Senate Bill 174, an amendment to the Animal Industry Act, will makeMichigan one of five states that have banned non-cage-free egg production, including California, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington.…