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Bill: UC8 Agriculture and Ecological Standards Act 2758
Details
Submitted by[?]: Union Conservatrice
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: December 2758
Description[?]:
| Changes to the laws regarding agriculture and ecology. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning farm size.
Old value:: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Current: Farms that grow too large are broken up and the land redistributed.
Proposed: Farm size is not regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Commercial fishing regulation.
Old value:: Local governments can establish fishing quotas
Current: The government establishes fishing quotas.
Proposed: There are no limits on the amount of fish that may be caught.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: The government funds recycling facilities for public use.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 22:46:44, May 18, 2009 CET | From |  Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the UC8 Agriculture and Ecological Standards Act 2758 |
| Message | Oh c'mon, killing animals is illegal while at the same time non-restrictive fishing? So the animals can be overpopulated while the fish cease to exist? This is silly legislation. |
| Date | 22:50:09, May 18, 2009 CET | From | Union Conservatrice | To | Debating the UC8 Agriculture and Ecological Standards Act 2758 |
| Message | Fighing is commercial, killing animals is a sport. |
| Date | 01:44:03, May 19, 2009 CET | From | Union Hosienne-Démocrate (UHD) | To | Debating the UC8 Agriculture and Ecological Standards Act 2758 |
| Message | We will soon find ourselves overrun with game and they will, instead of dying relatively quickly from sport shooting, die slowly and painfully from starvation due to overpopulation. Hunting will control the population of game; it always has and it always will. As for these farms you speak of, what you are proposing is that the farmer and his wife cannot go out, pick the fattest hog, and have it for meals because they cannot kill their own animal for meat ... they will have to purchase it, which is pointless because they have it right there. As for domestic animals, we see no fault in denying people the right to kill them; but what you are proposing is too restrictive and discriminates against a rural lifestyle. |
| Date | 01:45:26, May 19, 2009 CET | From | Union Conservatrice | To | Debating the UC8 Agriculture and Ecological Standards Act 2758 |
| Message | We have removed the killing animal clause. ((Needed some proposals anyway)) |
| Date | 03:37:52, May 19, 2009 CET | From | The Royal Union | To | Debating the UC8 Agriculture and Ecological Standards Act 2758 |
| Message | The PUR feels this is a regressive measure. Our food sources need to be sustainable. Over-fishing now means no fish for the future. Plain and simple. GM crops feed millions and banning them may mean more famine than feat for Kanjor and we cannot in good conscious support that. We are in favor of Article 4 but this is not sufficient to warrant our vote on this bill. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes | Total Seats: 183 | ||||
| no |
Total Seats: 417 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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