Foie gras could be on the menu for DC voters next year. An animal welfare group called Pro-Animal Future is attempting to get an initiative on the ballot next November that would ban the sale of the luxury ingredient, which is typically produced by force-feeding ducks or geese to engorge their livers.

The DC Board of Elections has approved the “Prohibiting Force-Feeding of Birds Act” to proceed in the ballot process, but it’s still awaiting a fiscal impact statement from the Department of Finance and Revenue. After that, Pro-Animal will need to collect signatures from 5 percent of registered DC voters across at least five wards before the measure actually ends up on the ballot.

Foie gras is already banned for commercial sale across California, plus in places like Pittsburgh and Brookline

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