Idaho's legislature is considering what's been dubbed the "ag-gag bill" that would impose penalties for trespassing and filming without permission in farming facilities.

What prompted the push is a video by animal activists, showing workers stomping on cows, beating and dragging them at the Bettencourt Dairy in Hansen, Idaho in 2012.

The bill's sponsor says this video is the work of "agri-terrorists" bent on harming the industry. The activists counter that they're just exposing animal abuse.

The penalty would be a misdemeanor charge punishable by a year in jail and a $5,000 fine.

Scott Graf of Boise State Public Radio in Idaho joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson with details.

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