SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Oppose Cruelty to Octopuses (OCTO) Act (A.B. 3162), which was cosponsored by Animal Legal Defense Fund and Social Compassion in Legislation, into law to prohibit octopus farming on land and water and the sale of farmed octopuses in the state. Washington state enacted the first bill banning octopus farming (H.B. 1153), and similar legislation has been introduced both in Hawaii (H.B. 2262) and in the U.S. Senate (S.4810). Lawmakers in other coastal states are considering following with their own bills to prohibit octopus farming.