adj. Relating to laws that criminalize the taking of undercover photos and videos in certain businesses.
2014
"Ag-gag" laws have spread rapidly, and half a dozen states have made it illegal to film factory farms.
The agriculture industry wants to bring ag-gag to Australia.
The agriculture industry wants to bring ag-gag to Australia.
2011
Minnesota’s "ag-gag" law — isn’t that a great name? — would seek to punish not only photographers and videographers but those who distribute their work, which means organizations like the Humane Society of the United States and Mercy for Animals, which contracted the videographer for the E6 investigation.
2011 (earliest)
The ag part of this term is short for "agriculture," because these gag (also called anti-whistleblower) laws were originally aimed at stopping activists who were using photographs and videos to document animal cruelty on factory farms.