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Bill: Animal Handler Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sectual Congress
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: January 2440
Description[?]:
| Changes to pet laws. 1) Making people register their dogs and cats and fish seems silly. There's no good reason to do that. 2) As long as people aren't hunting or hurting them, and as long as everything is regulated, the ownership and breeding of endangered species can help save their existences. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Current: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Proposed: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Current: Keeping endangered animals, or trading therein, is forbidden.
Proposed: Everyone may keep endangered animals, but the trade in, and the ownership of, endangered animals is strictly regulated by the government to prevent their extinction in the wild.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 07:38:33, August 05, 2007 CET | From |  Sectual Congress | To | Debating the Animal Handler Act |
| Message | Really, guys? This seemed like one that most of us would agree on! It's a waste of government money to register every dog, cat, bunny, fish, whatever that someone owns! |
| Date | 17:26:34, August 05, 2007 CET | From | Socialist Party of Greater Hulstria | To | Debating the Animal Handler Act |
| Message | It is vital to the safety of our people to make sure that every animal is registered. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 457 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 43 |
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