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Bill: SD.001.2647
Details
Submitted by[?]: Sekowan Democrats
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: July 2648
Description[?]:
| In an attempt to control the introduction of exotic species that could potentially wreak havoc on our native ecosystems we propose restricting the availability of introduced species to the general public. This act refers to restricting domestication of large and or venomous reptiles and insects, endangered animals, and previously feral mammals that are being kept as domesticated animals. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep exotic animals, but the trade in exotic animals is regulated by the government.
Current: Keeping exotic animals is forbidden.
Proposed: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 00:07:26, October 06, 2008 CET | From |  帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the SD.001.2647 |
| Message | We would be willing to support this bill if further language were included defining what qualifies as an exotic animal. As it stands in some parts of Sekowo Lions, Ostriches and various other animals that might be considered exotic in the Western half of the Commonwealth are not exotic, indeed they are common place. |
| Date | 07:25:29, October 06, 2008 CET | From | Normand Pluralist Party | To | Debating the SD.001.2647 |
| Message | We somewhat prefer the current law. If we were given incentive, we might support. |
| Date | 10:02:42, October 06, 2008 CET | From |  Sekowan Democrats | To | Debating the SD.001.2647 |
| Message | We would qualify the types of exotic animals targeted in this bill as potentially dangerous reptiles and insects, rare animals (which we would prefer to see bred in captivity to later on be released in an attempt to increase numbers), foxes and wolves and other largish mammals which are not traditionally kept as pets and whose behavior could be unpredictable. |
| Date | 23:42:41, October 06, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the SD.001.2647 |
| Message | We're abstaining. However we can not support this law as is. OOC: Since Sekowo spreads across several different environments and has several different cultures it neeeds to be specific. Now apart from some animals that would'nt normally be considered domesticated, like Lynxes being common throughout Sekowo there are also aimals that are normal in each state. Argos; -Wolve's (not including any endangered varieties) -Cougar's -Ferret's Cho'kun; -Silver Foxes -Turtle's Kurageri; -Lion cubs -Elephant's Lyore; -Sugarglider's -Various tropical birds -Various non-venomous snakes. Medina; -Lynx's -Ocelot's Midway; -Kinkajou's -Hedgehog's -Small monkey's Rapa Pile; -Iguana's -Tortoise's Shiratoku; -Kitsune (Japanese Foxes) -Tanukis (Raccoon Dogs) -Rhesus Macaque -Bonobo's Teoitan; -Echidna's -Puma's -Chinchilla's Tropica; -Various lesser primates -Various tropical birds -Various tropical fish |
| Date | 11:23:14, October 08, 2008 CET | From | Sekowan Democrats | To | Debating the SD.001.2647 |
| Message | What if further clarification was added in a future bill to target specifically only introduced or foreign animals? if the bill stated that the law has no problem with the domestication of native animals (except the trade in said animals, which would still be regulated by the government) would there be any more support? |
| Date | 06:06:55, October 09, 2008 CET | From | 帝国公明党 (Teikoku Kōmeitō) | To | Debating the SD.001.2647 |
| Message | We would support it if articles such as those were included. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 140 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 322 | ||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 138 |
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