Florida turns down 'Ag Gag,' Iowa about to debate it

A measure that would have made it a crime to take certain pictures on a farm without the owner's permission was turned down by the Florida Legislature on Wednesday.

Under the so-called "Ag Gag" bill, photographing or videotaping "abusive, unsanitary or otherwise dangerous or illegal activity on a farm" could subject a person to criminal prosecution and imprisonment.

It was aimed at activists who want to go onto a farm and do undercover videos.

Legislators stripped the "Ag Gag" provisions from an omnibus agriculture bill that later passed. Read more.

Meanwhile, the Iowa Legislature is about to take up a simillar measure. House File 589 would make it illegal to videotape at farms or other animal operations while undercover.

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