Enforcement agencies / judges refer to the entirety of the bill, including the legislative intent to interpret enforcement, not just single clauses taken out of context. Foie is made from ducks/geese but specifying birds prevents a loophole for force-feeding other birds instead.
To be clear, it could just be straightforward grammar error. (If you wrote "made from bird livers fattened through" I don't think you have this same problem). But then I'd ask why they're even including chickens.
Anyway, I have reached out to pro-animal future for comment.
Initiative 86 is clear, targeted and specific. It prohibits force-feeding birds and the sale of enlarged, diseased bird liver products that typically come from force-feeding. It does not restrict the sale of any other meat or poultry.
Over the past decade, D.C. voters have weighed in via ballot measure on whether to legalize marijuana, phase out the tipped wage, and adopt ranked-choice voting.
Next up... the fate of a controversial French delicacy.
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Ducks can't escape painful force-feeding, but we can get foie gras out of these three cities.
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