In The Supreme Court of the United States
ASSOCIATION DES ÉLEVEURS DE CANARDS ET D’OIES DU QUÉBEC; HVFG LLC; AND SEAN “HOT” CHANEY, Petitioners,
v.
ROB BONTA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS ATTORNEY GENERAL OF CALIFORNIA, Respondent.
On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Brief of Amici Curiae Reason Foundation and Manhattan Institute For Policy Research in Support of Petitioners
Restrictions on the free flow of goods between states are exactly the sort of interstate trade barriers that the federal Constitution was intended to prohibit. Section 25982 of the California Health and Safety Code prohibits the sale in California of a wholesome food ingredient in contravention of the PPIA and regulates extraterritorial conduct in violation of the dormant Commerce Clause. The law also poses a grave challenge to the future of food and agriculture in this country. The Ninth Circuit’s upholding of § 25982 could undermine our national markets in food and decide ultimately whether all future meat production will be outlawed in America. For these reasons, this Court should grant the petition for certiorari.
Full Amicus Brief: Association Des Éleveurs De Canards Et D’oies Du Québec v. Rob Bonta