HB 29-17: Bigfoot Bounty Act (Failed)

[Dr. MB]

AN ACT
To prove there's something in the woods.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of Atlasia in Congress assembled,

Section I. Title

i. This bill may be known as the Bigfoot Bounty Act.

Section II. Definitions
i. "Bigfoot" or "Sasquatch" may be defined as any previously unknown-to-science bipedal hominid or ape-like creature inhabiting the wild of Atlasia.

Section III. Bounties for Bigfoot
i. Any person who captures a live Bigfoot may present it at any Atlasian federal or regional government building and claim a reward of $2,000,000.
ii. Should the creature die or suffer serious injuries as a result of actions taken by the captor, the reward shall be forfeited.
iii. Any person who produces physical, video, or photo evidence leading to the capture of a Bigfoot may claim a reward of $100,000 following successful capture.
iv. These rewards shall be paid out by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
v. Once three Bigfoot have been captured, the challenge is up and no further prize money may awarded.
vi. Should a live Bigfoot successfully be captured, it may be studied for no more than six months and afterwards released back into the wild at the spot it was taken from.

Sponsor: MB

[Dr. MB]

This bill provides Atlasians with a fun incentive to get outdoors as well as potentially proving the existence of one of the most elusive creatures in the world. Meanwhile, it incentivizes safe capture as opposed to shooting and killing Bigfoot. I modeled this bill after a real-life bill introduced into the Oklahoma legislature and I hope everyone else can join me in backing it.

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

People should not be encouraged to hunt our primate cousins like this. I will oppose this bill

[Dr. MB]

People should not be encouraged to hunt our primate cousins like this. I will oppose this bill

Should the creature die or suffer serious injuries as a result of actions taken by the captor, the reward shall be forfeited.

Only unharmed capture is allowed.

[Talleyrand]

People should not be encouraged to hunt our primate cousins like this. I will oppose this bill

Should the creature die or suffer serious injuries as a result of actions taken by the captor, the reward shall be forfeited.

Only unharmed capture is allowed.

Capture is inherently harmful unless it can be demonstrated that failing to do so would result in further injury to the animal.

[Dr. MB]

People should not be encouraged to hunt our primate cousins like this. I will oppose this bill

Should the creature die or suffer serious injuries as a result of actions taken by the captor, the reward shall be forfeited.

Only unharmed capture is allowed.

Capture is inherently harmful unless it can be demonstrated that failing to do so would result in further injury to the animal.

I’d argue that verifying the existence of these creatures is a benefit for society and that would be more important than any temporary discomfort. We put animals (including gorillas) in zoos all the time.

[Dr. MB]

Does anyone else have anything to add?

[S019]

This bill seems like a bad idea, to begin with, Bigfoot doesn't exist, and even if it does encouraging people to trap it is a bad idea.

[Dr. MB]

This bill seems like a bad idea, to begin with, Bigfoot doesn't exist, and even if it does encouraging people to trap it is a bad idea.

We don't know whether or not Bigfoot exists. The point of this bill is to answer this question which has divided our society for a long time. Many people seem to have convincing evidence of Bigfoot but we lack one thing, a real live specimen.

People go out and trap bears, mountain lions, wolves all the time. What's the difference between one of those animals and a Sasquatch? Someone experienced in bear trapping should be able to create a safe and effective bigfoot trap.

[Dr. MB]

I motion for a final vote.

[Talleyrand]

I motion for a final vote.

Seconded.

[Dr. MB]

A final vote has started. 72 hours.

[Dr. MB]

Aye

[Talleyrand]

Nay

[Continential]

Aye

[P. Clodius Pulcher did nothing wrong]

Nay

[Harvey Updyke Jr🌹]

NAY

[Joseph Cao]

Abstain.

[Sirius_]

Nay

[lfromnj]

Nay, just let some private donor do this for the giggles.

[Dr. MB]

This bill fails.

Aye (2): Ishan, MB
Nay (5): Talleyrand, Razze, Harvey, Ninja, Lfromnj
Abstain (1): Cao
No vote (1): Deadprez