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Judge overturns Missouri 391 restraining order
A judge Thursday set aside a restraining order that prevented Missouri’s
Senate Bill 391 from taking effect. That law, originally to have been
implemented on August 28th, prevents counties from enacting animal
agriculture ordinances stricter than state laws. Robert Brundage, the attorney
representing the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association, the Missouri Pork
Association and the Missouri Farm Bureau, tells Brownfield the judge’s order is
good news for his clients.
“And now, without this temporary restraining order in place, the law [391] is
clearly in effect across the state of Missouri,” Brundage told Brownfield Ag
News Friday, “and anyone who is adversely affected by any of these local health
ordinances would be free to file any litigation against any counties trying to
enforce these unlawful ordinances.”
Thursday’s ruling is not the last word. There’s a hearing September 16, which
could result in an injunction against the state law.
“It would not be a final decision at that point,” said Brundage, “but it could put
back n place an injunction against the state and my clients from enforcing or
implementing Senate Bill 391.”
The action seeking to block 391 was brought by the group Friends of Responsible
Agriculture, three Missouri farmers, the Cedar County Commission and the Cooper
County Public Health Center.
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