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Bill: Farmers' Freedom Act
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partit Kostituzzjonalista | AgK✔
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: June 5338
Description[?]:
| Introduced by: Mr. Tonio Pullicino (PK) Dep., Aheblun --- --- --- --- --- BE IT RESOLVED, that His Serene Highness, Grand Prince Ġakbu Maria, by the initiative and consent of the Council of Deputies of Cildania, enacts as follows: |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on animal welfare in livestock farming.
Old value:: The government enforces religious codes for livestock farming.
Current: The government has no policy concerning animal welfare in livestock farming.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning animal welfare in livestock farming.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy concerning the use of pesticides.
Old value:: The government approves and regulates agricultural chemical use.
Current: Farmers are required to list chemicals used on their crops.
Proposed: There is no government oversight or regulation of pesticides.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning genetically modified (GM) crops.
Old value:: Production and selling of GM crops is banned. Research is allowed.
Current: All activities related to production, selling or researching of GM crops are allowed.
Proposed: There is no policy concerning GM crops.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of wild animals as pets.
Old value:: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Current: This matter is left up to the local governments.
Proposed: All wild animals may be kept as pets, without any restrictions or precautions whatsoever.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of endangered animals.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Proposed: Everyone may keep endangered animals, without any restrictions whatsoever.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards hunting endangered animals.
Old value:: Hunting endangered animals is illegal.
Current: The government enforces no regulations.
Proposed: The government enforces no regulations.
Article 7
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding the keeping of exotic animals.
Old value:: Local governments decide about this.
Current: Local governments decide about this.
Proposed: Everyone may keep exotic animals, the trade in exotic animals is unregulated.
Article 8
Proposal[?] to change The right to kill animals.
Old value:: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Current: Killing animals is legal but regulated.
Proposed: Killing animals is legal and unregulated.
Article 9
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy regarding bestiality (performing sexual acts with animals).
Old value:: Bestiality is illegal.
Current: The legality of bestiality is decided upon by local governments.
Proposed: Bestiality is legal and unregulated.
Article 10
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy towards daily working hours.
Old value:: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Current: The government obligates trade unions and employers to negotiate the daily number of working hours.
Proposed: The government has no policy concerning daily working hours.
Debate
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| Vote | Seats | |||||||
| yes | Total Seats: 44 | |||||||
| no |
Total Seats: 256 | |||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
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