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Bill: Ecology Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Order of Saint Rumegius (IA)
Status[?]: passed
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: May 2798
Description[?]:
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Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is illegal.
Current: Killing animals is legal and unregulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is legal and unregulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the ownership of domestic animals as pets.
Old value:: People must register domestic animals with the national government.
Current: People must register domestic animals with the local government.
Proposed: There are no laws regarding domestic animal ownership.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulations.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Keeping endangered animals, or trading therein, is forbidden.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep endangered animals; all other forms of keeping or trading in endangered animals are forbidden.
Proposed: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Current: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Proposed: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Current: The government promotes and subsidises forest clearance.
Proposed: The government promotes and subsidises forest clearance.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of hunting.
Old value:: Hunting and fishing activities are restricted to designated areas and periods.
Current: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Proposed: Hunting and fishing is not regulated.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Current: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Proposed: The government outlaws designation of property for public parks.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning private cars.
Old value:: Only cars using environmentally friendly fuels are allowed.
Current: Private cars are allowed, but people are encouraged to travel collective and tax incentives are provided for cars using environmentally friendly fuels.
Proposed: There are no regulations on the ownership of private cars.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Current: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Proposed: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Article 11
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Current: The government does not intervene with regard to the replantation of trees.
Proposed: The government discourages tree plantation.
Article 12
Proposal[?] to change Waste disposal responsibility.
Old value:: The government is responsible for waste disposal.
Current: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Proposed: Waste disposal is left entirely to the private sector and is unregulated.
Article 13
Proposal[?] to change Regulation of the quality of drinking water.
Old value:: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Current: The government sets a range of standards dependant on water usage. (grey water regulation, etc.)
Proposed: The government does not regulate the quality of drinking water.
Article 14
Proposal[?] to change The government's stance on whaling.
Old value:: Whaling is illegal.
Current: Commercial whaling is legal, but the government establishes whaling quotas.
Proposed: Commercial whaling is legal and not subject to restrictions.
Article 15
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Current: The ownership of wild animals as pets is banned.
Proposed: All wild animals may be kept as pets, without any restrictions or precautions whatsoever.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
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Vote | Seats | |
yes | Total Seats: 325 | |
no | Total Seats: 0 | |
abstain |
Total Seats: 425 |
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