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ASSOCIATION DES ÉLEVEURS DE CANARDS v. BECERRA

No. 15-55192.

870 F.3d 1140 (2017)

ASSOCIATION DES ÉLEVEURS DE CANARDS ET D'OIES DU QUÉBEC, a Canadian nonprofit corporation; HVFG, LLC, a New York limited liability company; Hot's Restaurant Group. Inc., a California corporation, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Xavier BECERRA, Attorney General, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed September 15, 2017.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Aimee Feinberg (argued), Deputy Solicitor General; Peter H. Chang , Deputy Attorney General; Constance L. LeLouis , Supervising Deputy Attorney General; Douglas J. Woods , Senior Assistant Attorney General; Edward C. DuMont , Solicitor General; Xavier Becerra , Attorney General; Office of the Attorney General, Sacramento, California; for Defendant-Appellant.

Michael Tenenbaum (argued), The Office of Michael Tenenbaum, Santa Monica, California, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

Bruce A. Wagman , Schiff Hardin LLP, San Francisco, California; Melissa Grant and Arnab Banerjee , Capstone Law APC, Los Angeles, California; for Amici Curiae Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Veterinary Medical Association, Animal Legal Defense Fund, Farm Sanctuary Inc., Marin Humane Society, and Mercy for Animals.

Before: Harry Pregerson, Jacqueline H. Nguyen, and John B. Owens, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

In 2004, California passed legislation to prohibit the practice of force-feeding ducks or geese to produce foie gras, an expensive delicacy made from their liver. California determined that the force-feeding process, which typically involves inserting a 10- to 12-inch metal or plastic tube into the bird's...

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