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Bill: Domestic Animal Ownership
Details
Submitted by[?]: We Say So! Party
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: October 2101
Description[?]:
| In order to own Domestic "pets" people must register these animals with the Government. There will be no limitation on numbers or type of domesticated animals, but the licences will be issued in order to guarantee the well being of said animals as well as their prospective owners. Should there be reason to believe that any animal is being kept or treated cruelly then said licence will be revoked, the names of the owners will then be recorded on a National database which is accesible by all National and Regional Governments and animal rights groups. The owners will then be charged with the upkeep of aforementioned animal until such time as it can be placed in a new home. Licence applications will be available from all Post Offices, direct Mail Order and the Internet. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Current: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Proposed: People must register domestic animals with the national government.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 16:02:44, August 19, 2005 CET | From |   Liberal-Progressive Union | To | Debating the Domestic Animal Ownership |
| Message | I would prefer if the animals were registered with the local government rather than the national. It seems like an issue that should stay out of the national government, it would use up time and resources and put an increased burden on the government. Local government should be able to deal with this issue. |
| Date | 19:45:00, August 19, 2005 CET | From | United Blobs | To | Debating the Domestic Animal Ownership |
| Message | I also would prefer for it to be a local governmental matter. |
| Date | 21:25:42, August 19, 2005 CET | From | United Socialist Movement | To | Debating the Domestic Animal Ownership |
| Message | Me three. |
| Date | 22:39:33, August 19, 2005 CET | From | Social Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Domestic Animal Ownership |
| Message | Me four. |
| Date | 14:41:07, August 22, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Domestic Animal Ownership |
| Message | The problem with allowing local govt. control is two fold: 1. Each local Govt. has to be linked together in order to guarantee that people don't get banned from one Constituency and just move to another and get another licence and animal. 2. A single National database (as mentioned in the bill) would be cheaper than operating each local Govt. having there own database/body providing licences, as well as allowing a more coherant policy. |
| Date | 00:49:51, August 26, 2005 CET | From | We Say So! Party | To | Debating the Domestic Animal Ownership |
| Message | Would anyone care to answer as to why exactly they don't support this? (L-PU accepted of course). |
| Date | 20:07:45, August 26, 2005 CET | From | Centrist Union | To | Debating the Domestic Animal Ownership |
| Message | We feel this is a waste of time and an example of the government getting too big. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 84 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 313 | |||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 3 |
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