Nevada Temporarily Suspends Cage-Free Egg Law Amid Soaring Prices

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has forced farmers to slaughter millions of chickens, affecting egg prices.

A dozen cage-free eggs are seen for sale for $10.99 at a grocery store in Glendale, California on January 6, 2025. Bird flu, a disrupted supply chain and other factors have contributed to a sharp increase in egg prices in California. Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP

Gov. Joe Lombardo signed legislation on Thursday allowing Nevada to temporarily suspend a law requiring eggs sold and produced in the state to come from cage-free hens.

Assembly Bill 171, sponsored by Assembly Speaker Steve Yeager and Assembly member Howard Watts, both Democrats, was penned in response to rising egg prices that have impacted consumers nationwide.