In 2009, Michigan passed legislation banning the use of battery cages, gestation crates, and veal crates. In 2019, Michigan enacted legislation prohibiting the sale of shell eggs from caged hens. As of 2020, the use of gestation crates and veal crates in the state of Michigan is prohibited. By January 1, 2025, the use of battery cages and the in-state sale of eggs from hens raised under such conditions will be illegal.

This legislation made Michigan the first state in the Midwest with a law prohibiting the production and sale of eggs from hens in battery cages.