LGC 13.7 - Fur Farming Ban Act - STATUTE

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A BILL.
To end the practice of animal cruelty solely for the purpose of some rich snobs

Fur Farming Ban Act

Section I: Naming
a. This bill shall be titled the Fur Farming Ban Act.

Section II: Definitions
a. ‘specified animal’ means—
(1) a dog, fox, jackal, wolf and all other members of the Canidae
family,
(2) a domestic cat, wild feline and all other members of the Felidae
family,
(3) a hare, rabbit and all other members of the Leporidae family,
(4) a mink, weasel, stoat and all other Rodentia,
(5) a raccoon, olingo and all other members of the Procyonidae family,
(6) a civet and all other members of the Viverridae family,
(7) a reptile

b. ‘fur or skin farming’ means the breeding, rearing or keeping of a specified animal solely or primarily for the value of, or the manufacture of products from, its fur or skin;

Section III: Banning Fur Farming
 A person shall not—
a. engage in fur or skin farming, or
b. possess or have under their control a specified animal for the purpose of—
1. breeding, rearing or keeping the specified animal for or on behalf of a person who is engaged in the fur or skin farming of the specified animal, or
2. selling or supplying the specified animal to another person to be used by the other person for the fur or skin farming of the specified animal.

Section IV: Removing Licenses
a. All licenses to fur farms that have been granted by the government of Lincoln or states within Lincoln before the date on which this Act comes into operation are, on that date, revoked.

Section V: Recovering Animals
a. All fur farms in Lincoln must, within thirty (30) days of this act going into effect, and at their own expense, relocate their animals to a wildlife rehabilitation facility that already has the same species of animal in their care. Should a rehabilitation facility be unable to accept the animal, the fur farm must find an alternate rehabilitation facility. If the first two (2) facilities that are approached decline, the fur farm is obliged to establish the necessary rehabilitation facility at its own expense.
b. After thirty (30) days of this act doing into effect, local law enforcement are authorized and requested by the Government of Lincoln to investigate fur farm sites to ensure that no animals remain. Should animals still remain in the fur farm, they are to be seized immediately.
c. Seized animals are to be transported to the nearest wildlife rehabilitation facility using the same guidelines as Section V, Subsection a of this Act.
d. Should no rehabilitation facility be available within two-hundred and fifty (250) miles of the fur farm, the fur farm is obliged to establish the necessary rehabilitation facility at its own expense.

Section VI: Punishment
a. A person operating in violation of Section III of this act shall be punished by a charge of animal cruelty and a charge of no less than 6 months and a fine of no less than $5,000, and no more than 2 years imprisonment and a fine of no more than $100,000, dependent on the severity of the crime as interpreted by a judge.
b. A fur farm that does not send their animals to a rehabilitation facility shall be fined a minimum $500 per animal.
c. A fur farm found to have killed an animal within the thirty (30) days after this act is in effect will be fined at minimum an additional $5,000 per animal, in addition to potential criminal penalties for animal cruelty law violations.
d. For every animal that a fur farm sends to someone else's rehabilitation center, the fur farm is required to give the rehabilitation center a dowry of $2,000.
Section VII: Fund for Rehabilitation Facilities
a. Due to the potential burden placed on rehabilitation facilities by this act, the government of Lincoln shall set aside a fund of five-hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), henceforth referred to as the Fur Farm Rehabilitation Fund, to be granted to rehabilitation facilities that take in animals from fur farms due to this act and file an application for funds. Grants to rehabilitation facilities shall not exceed the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) unless the applicant can prove that the cost of taking care of new arrivals at their facility due to this act exceeds the amount of five-hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) annually.
b. Fines extracted in Section VI of this act are to go solely to the Fur Farm Rehabilitation Fund.

Section VIII: Enactment
a. This act shall go into effect immediately.

Sponsor: WB
Occupying: Slot 3 of 10

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Fur farming is immoral in many aspects, and it's all just completely unnecessary. All it does is give some rich snobs some fur while giving animals lives of pain, sickliness, and fear. I saw a video a few days ago (which I won't link here because it is graphic) where a fur farm fox pup, 3 months old at most, had its ear almost entirely ripped off, and the wound had not been cared for in the slightest.

This needs to stop. I borrowed some language from Ireland's recent ban (sections 2 and 3 of this act come almost word-for-word from their act) but one thing I did not carry over was compensation. I say that forcing them to put their animals in a new home, or out of their misery, at the farm's expense, is still letting them off easy.

I am proud of myself for this act, one that I think is probably the most detailed and well put together that I have ever written.  And with it, we end the suffering of hundreds or thousands of creatures.

I yield the floor.

[Oleg 🇰🇿🤝🇺🇦]

I'm not sure Lincoln's budget has spare $500 million. Especially in light of the fact that someone has cut off our oil, gas and other energy supplies, and is also threatening war.

I propose the following amendment:

A BILL.
To end the practice of animal cruelty solely for the purpose of some rich snobs

Fur Farming Ban Act

Section I: Naming
a. This bill shall be titled the Fur Farming Ban Act.

Section II: Definitions
a. ‘specified animal’ means—
(1) a dog, fox, jackal, wolf and all other members of the Canidae
family,
(2) a domestic cat, wild feline and all other members of the Felidae
family,
(3) a hare, rabbit and all other members of the Leporidae family,
(4) a mink, weasel, stoat and all other Rodentia,
(5) a raccoon, olingo and all other members of the Procyonidae family,
(6) a civet and all other members of the Viverridae family,
(7) a reptile

b. ‘fur or skin farming’ means the breeding, rearing or keeping of a specified animal solely or primarily for the value of, or the manufacture of products from, its fur or skin;

Section III: Banning Fur Farming
 A person shall not—
a. engage in fur or skin farming, or
b. possess or have under their control a specified animal for the purpose of—
1. breeding, rearing or keeping the specified animal for or on behalf of a person who is engaged in the fur or skin farming of the specified animal, or
2. selling or supplying the specified animal to another person to be used by the other person for the fur or skin farming of the specified animal.

Section IV: Removing Licenses
a. All licenses to fur farms that have been granted by the government of Lincoln or states within Lincoln before the date on which this Act comes into operation are, on that date, revoked.

Section V: Recovering Animals
a. All fur farms in Lincoln must, within thirty (30) days of this act going into effect, and at their own expense, relocate their animals to a wildlife rehabilitation facility that already has the same species of animal in their care. Should a rehabilitation facility be unable to accept the animal, the fur farm must find an alternate rehabilitation facility. If the first two (2) facilities that are approached decline, rehabilitation facilities without the same species of animal in their care may be considered the fur farm is obliged to establish the necessary rehabilitation facility at its own expense.
b. After thirty (30) days of this act doing into effect, local law enforcement are authorized and requested by the Government of Lincoln to investigate fur farm sites to ensure that no animals remain. Should animals still remain in the fur farm, they are to be seized immediately.
c. Seized animals are to be transported to the nearest wildlife rehabilitation facility using the same guidelines as Section V, Subsection a of this Act.
d. Should no rehabilitation facility be available within two-hundred and fifty (250) miles of the fur farm, animals are to be euthanized in the least painful way possible, at the fur farm's expense the fur farm is obliged to establish the necessary rehabilitation facility at its own expense.

Section VI: Punishment
a. A person operating in violation of Section III of this act shall be punished by a charge of animal cruelty and a charge of no less than 6 months and a fine of no less than $5,000, and no more than 2 years imprisonment and a fine of no more than $100,000, dependent on the severity of the crime as interpreted by a judge.
b. A fur farm that does not send their animals to a rehabilitation facility or euthanize them shall be fined a minimum $500 per animal.
c. A fur farm found to have killed an animal in a way that does not meet the criteria of Section V, Subsection d of this act within the thirty (30) days after this act is in effect will be fined at minimum an additional $5,000 per animal, in addition to potential criminal penalties for animal cruelty law violations.
d. For every animal that a fur farm sends to someone else's rehabilitation center, the fur farm is required to give the rehabilitation center a dowry of $2,000.

Section VII: Fund for Rehabilitation Facilities
a. Due to the potential burden placed on rehabilitation facilities by this act, the government of Lincoln shall set aside a fund of five-hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), henceforth referred to as the Fur Farm Rehabilitation Fund, to be granted to rehabilitation facilities that take in animals from fur farms due to this act and file an application for funds. Grants to rehabilitation facilities shall not exceed the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) unless the applicant can prove that the cost of taking care of new arrivals at their facility due to this act exceeds the amount of five-hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) annually.
b. Fines extracted in Section VI of this act are to go solely to the Fur Farm Rehabilitation Fund.

Section VIII: Enactment
a. This act shall go into effect immediately.

[S019]

Lincoln's budget definitely has a spare $500 million (I would know I helped write the last one), but I support all of the changes except for Section VII.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

I'll object to the Section VII change solely.

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[Oleg 🇰🇿🤝🇺🇦]

I'll object to the Section VII change solely.

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Thank you, Mr. Weatherboy1102.

Thanks to VI.d, 250,000 released animals will give the same $500 million. We can increase the dowry requirement to cover this amount more quickly.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

I'll object to the Section VII change solely.

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PROJECTED CUMULATIVE SURPLUS - 2.038399140090 trn

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Noted

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Any objection to the rest of the amendment?

[Pyro]

Wholeheartedly support this bill.

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

The Question is on the following Amendment:

(...)

Section VII: Fund for Rehabilitation Facilities
a. Due to the potential burden placed on rehabilitation facilities by this act, the government of Lincoln shall set aside a fund of five-hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), henceforth referred to as the Fur Farm Rehabilitation Fund, to be granted to rehabilitation facilities that take in animals from fur farms due to this act and file an application for funds. Grants to rehabilitation facilities shall not exceed the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) unless the applicant can prove that the cost of taking care of new arrivals at their facility due to this act exceeds the amount of five-hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) annually.
b. Fines extracted in Section VI of this act are to go solely to the Fur Farm Rehabilitation Fund.

(...)

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Nay

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

nay

[NewYorkExpress]

Aye

[S019]

Nay

[Pyro]

Nay

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Amendment to VII rejected 4-1.

Rest of the Amendment is Adopted

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Motion for a final vote

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

A vote is beginning

Aye

[NewYorkExpress]

Aye

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Aye

[Pyro]

Aye

[S019]

Aye

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Passes 5-0

[Oleg 🇰🇿🤝🇺🇦]

A BILL.
To end the practice of animal cruelty solely for the purpose of some rich snobs

Fur Farming Ban Act

Section I: Naming
a. This bill shall be titled the Fur Farming Ban Act.

Section II: Definitions
a. ‘specified animal’ means—
(1) a dog, fox, jackal, wolf and all other members of the Canidae
family,
(2) a domestic cat, wild feline and all other members of the Felidae
family,
(3) a hare, rabbit and all other members of the Leporidae family,
(4) a mink, weasel, stoat and all other Rodentia,
(5) a raccoon, olingo and all other members of the Procyonidae family,
(6) a civet and all other members of the Viverridae family,
(7) a reptile

b. ‘fur or skin farming’ means the breeding, rearing or keeping of a specified animal solely or primarily for the value of, or the manufacture of products from, its fur or skin;

Section III: Banning Fur Farming
 A person shall not—
a. engage in fur or skin farming, or
b. possess or have under their control a specified animal for the purpose of—
1. breeding, rearing or keeping the specified animal for or on behalf of a person who is engaged in the fur or skin farming of the specified animal, or
2. selling or supplying the specified animal to another person to be used by the other person for the fur or skin farming of the specified animal.

Section IV: Removing Licenses
a. All licenses to fur farms that have been granted by the government of Lincoln or states within Lincoln before the date on which this Act comes into operation are, on that date, revoked.

Section V: Recovering Animals
a. All fur farms in Lincoln must, within thirty (30) days of this act going into effect, and at their own expense, relocate their animals to a wildlife rehabilitation facility that already has the same species of animal in their care. Should a rehabilitation facility be unable to accept the animal, the fur farm must find an alternate rehabilitation facility. If the first two (2) facilities that are approached decline, the fur farm is obliged to establish the necessary rehabilitation facility at its own expense.
b. After thirty (30) days of this act doing into effect, local law enforcement are authorized and requested by the Government of Lincoln to investigate fur farm sites to ensure that no animals remain. Should animals still remain in the fur farm, they are to be seized immediately.
c. Seized animals are to be transported to the nearest wildlife rehabilitation facility using the same guidelines as Section V, Subsection a of this Act.
d. Should no rehabilitation facility be available within two-hundred and fifty (250) miles of the fur farm, the fur farm is obliged to establish the necessary rehabilitation facility at its own expense.

Section VI: Punishment
a. A person operating in violation of Section III of this act shall be punished by a charge of animal cruelty and a charge of no less than 6 months and a fine of no less than $5,000, and no more than 2 years imprisonment and a fine of no more than $100,000, dependent on the severity of the crime as interpreted by a judge.
b. A fur farm that does not send their animals to a rehabilitation facility shall be fined a minimum $500 per animal.
c. A fur farm found to have killed an animal within the thirty (30) days after this act is in effect will be fined at minimum an additional $5,000 per animal, in addition to potential criminal penalties for animal cruelty law violations.
d. For every animal that a fur farm sends to someone else's rehabilitation center, the fur farm is required to give the rehabilitation center a dowry of $2,000.
Section VII: Fund for Rehabilitation Facilities
a. Due to the potential burden placed on rehabilitation facilities by this act, the government of Lincoln shall set aside a fund of five-hundred million dollars ($500,000,000), henceforth referred to as the Fur Farm Rehabilitation Fund, to be granted to rehabilitation facilities that take in animals from fur farms due to this act and file an application for funds. Grants to rehabilitation facilities shall not exceed the amount of one million dollars ($1,000,000) unless the applicant can prove that the cost of taking care of new arrivals at their facility due to this act exceeds the amount of five-hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) annually.
b. Fines extracted in Section VI of this act are to go solely to the Fur Farm Rehabilitation Fund.

Section VIII: Enactment
a. This act shall go into effect immediately.

Signed.

Oleg