THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 
ONE ASHBURTON PLACE 
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108 
MAURA HEALEY 	(617) 727-2200 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 	(617) 727-4765 TTY 
www.mass.gov/ago  
Notice is hereby given that the Office of the Attorney General affords interested persons an 
opportunity to present data, views or arguments regarding the establishment of 940 C.M.R. 
36.00, the Regulations Implementing the Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals. 
a) The regulatory authority for such action is Chapter 333 of the Acts of 2016, An Act to 
Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals. 
b) The regulation establishes procedures for implementing the provisions of Chapter 333 of 
the Acts of 2016, as enacted, to prevent animal cruelty by phasing out extreme methods 
of farm animal confinement and the sale of products produced from animals confined in 
such manners. The regulation clarifies the obligations of producers and retailers of 
covered shell eggs, veal meat, and pork meat in the Commonwealth and outlines the 
authority of the Office of the Attorney General to investigate and enforce violations. 
c) The proposed regulation will be on the Office's website: 
http://www.mass.gov/ago/regulations . The proposed regulation may also be requested by 
calling the Policy and Government Relations Division at 617.963.2700. 
d) A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from 10:00 am to 1:00pm. 
Information to attend will be posted on: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/regulations-
implementing-the-act-to-prevent-cruelty-to-farm-animals-940-cmr-3600.  
e) Comments may be submitted electronically or in writing. 
Electronic comments should be submitted to agoregulations mass.gov , and include a 
reference to "Farm Animal Confinement Regulations" in the subject line. 
To submit comments in writing, comments may be mailed to: 
Joela Qose 
Senior Policy Coordinator 
Attorney General's Office 
1 Ashburton Place 
Boston, MA 02108 
617.963.2700 
f) Comments must be submitted by 5:00PM on August 3, 2021. 
The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only.
The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm.     
THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS 
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 
ONE ASHBURTON PLACE 
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108 
MAURA HEALEY 	(617) 727-2200 
ATTORNEY GENERAL 	(617) 727-4765 TTY 
www.mass.gov/ago  
May 28, 2021 
The Honorable William F. Galvin 
Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
Regulations Division 
State House, Room 117 
Boston, MA 02133 
RE: Proposed Regulation 940 CMR 36.00 
Dear Secretary Galvin: 
Pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, § 2, agencies promulgating new regulations must submit a Small 
Business Impact Statement ("Statement") for inclusion with the record of the regulations. Our 
office submits the following Statement for 940 MR. 36.00: Regulations Implementing the Act to 
Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals. 
Proposed 940 CMR. 36.00 is mandated by Chapter 333 of the Acts of 2016, An Act to 
Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals. The regulation establishes procedures for implementing the 
provisions of Chapter 333, preventing animal cruelty by phasing out extreme methods of farm 
animal confinement and the sale of products produced by animals confined in such manners. 
The regulation clarifies the obligations of producers and retailers of covered shell eggs, veal 
meat, and pork meat sold in the Commonwealth and outlines the authority of the Office of the 
Attorney General ("Office") to investigate and enforce violations. 
1. Estimate the number of small businesses subject to the proposed regulation. 
The proposed regulation provides uniform procedures to implement the substantive 
mandates of Chapter 333 of the Acts of 2016, to prevent animal cruelty through farm animal 
confinement via annual certification of compliance by producers of covered animal products sold 
in Massachusetts and procedures for investigation and enforcement of false certifications. 
The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only.
The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm.Proposed Regulation 940 C:tvfR 36.00 
Small Business Impact Statement 
The Office has identified industries in Massachusetts that may be affected by proposed 
940 CMR 36.00. The Office relies on the North American Industry Classification Systems 
(NAICS) standards in making this assessment. The Office anticipates that the proposed 
regulation could potentially affect businesses within the following industries (and NAICS 
codes): Chicken Egg Production (112310), Beef Cattle Ranching and Farming (112111), Hog 
and Pig Farming (112210), Supermarkets and Other Grocery (445110), Convenience Stores 
( 445120), Meat Markets ( 445210), General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers ( 424410), 
Poultry and Poultry Product Merchant Wholesalers ( 424440), and Meat and Meat Product 
Merchant Wholesalers ( 4144 70). 
2.What are the projected reporting, recordkeeping and other administrative costs
required for compliance with the proposed regulation?
Projected reporting, recordkeeping and other administrative costs required for compliance 
are negligible. The proposed regulation provides that any farm or farm owner or operator that _ 
falls under the purview of the law and regulation may certify annual compliance and must keep 
records of compliance for three years. 
Any person who _engages in the sale of covered products must also keep all records 
relating to compliance with the regulations for three years. 
3.Detail the appropriateness of performance standards versus design standards.
Neither performance standards nor design standards are applicable to the proposed 
regulations. 
4.Identify the regulations of the promulgating agency, or of another agency or department
of the Commonwealth, which may duplicate or conflict with the proposed regulation.
The Attorney General's Office is the sole agency that promulgates regulations pursuant to 
Chapter 3.33 or the Act of 2016, An Act to Prevent Cruelty to Farm Animals. The proposed 
regulation incorporates references to the Departm ent of Public Health'sl05 CMR 500.003 in two 
definitions, but does not duplicate or conflict with that existing regulation. 
5.Analyze whether the proposed regulation is likely to deter or encourage the formation of
new businesses in the Commonweal th.
These Regulations are unlikely to deter or encoura ge the formation of new businesses in 
the Commonw ealth. 
The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only.
The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm.Proposed Regulation 940 CMR 36.00 
Small Business Impact Statement 
I submit this Small Business Impact Statement on behalf of the Attorney General 
pursuant to the requirements of G.L. c. 30A, § 2. 
Sincerely, 
Alicia Rebello- Pradas 
Assistant Attorney General 
Chief, Policy & Government Relations Division 
Office of the Attorney General 
617.963.2057 
The text of the regulations published in the electronic version of the Massachusetts Register is unofficial and for informational purposes only.
The official version is the printed copy which is available from the State Bookstore at http://www.sec.state.ma.us/spr/sprcat/catidx.htm.