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Bill: Animal Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan
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: November 3336
Description[?]:
| To improve the current situation. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is legal and unregulated.
Current: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
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: Keeping endangered animals, or trading therein, is forbidden.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: Only zoos or zoological institutions are allowed to keep exotic animals.
Proposed: Everyone may keep exotic animals, but the trade in exotic animals is regulated by the government.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: All wild animals may be kept as pets, without any restrictions or precautions whatsoever.
Current: The government maintains a list of dangerous wild animals which may not be kept as pets; other wild animals may be kept as pets.
Proposed: Wild animals may be kept as pets; the owners of dangerous wild animals must take the necessary measures to ensure they can't escape.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 12:58:54, July 18, 2012 CET | From | Sháhazi Péashro | To | Debating the Animal Act |
| Message | "We support this. Perhaps the BLP should start to work with us instead of the Eredians to end the anarchic state of the realm." - Tazar Tatalis, Parlourist |
| Date | 13:06:08, July 18, 2012 CET | From | Partiya Rizgarî ya Bamenistan | To | Debating the Animal Act |
| Message | The BLP is willing to consider LCC's suggestion. Devon Henderson BLP Partyleader |
| Date | 18:10:07, July 18, 2012 CET | From | Left Libertarian Alliance of Cats | To | Debating the Animal Act |
| Message | Felines, ladies, and gentlemen of the Grand Cat Parlour, Let the market do as it would. Laws bind no cat that is hungry for mice. Let us emulate those rodent hunters. -Rodentia Hunter, GotM (Who clearly relishes the opportunity to use his name in a sentence.), Libertarian Alliance of Cats |
| Date | 19:28:58, July 18, 2012 CET | From | Eredian Party | To | Debating the Animal Act |
| Message | The Eredian Party agrees with these provisions. Destroying our natural environment and allowing dangerous animals to run loose in this great nation is a pressing concern. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 162 | ||||
| no | Total Seats: 40 | ||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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