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Former Florida Hog Farmer Awarded $505,000 over Constitutional Amendment
2013-07-31 16:54:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: U.S. Agricultural & Food Law and Policy Blog Florida passed the first constitutional amendment in 2002, prohibited the housing of pregnant sows in gestation crates. And now, Florida is marking up another first, with an appellate court decision affirming a ruling that awarded a producer $505,000 plus interest for improvements to his property that were made useless by the amendment. read more
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