Bill: Rejected Animal Overcrowding Act

[Real42]

A
BILL
To
Amend the Pet & Animal Offences Act​

The people of the Commonwealth of Redmont, through their elected Representatives in the Congress and the force of law ordained to that Congress by the people through the Constitution, do hereby enact the following provisions into law:

1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the 'Animal Overcrowding Act'.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by Representative TheReal42Person.
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by Rep. Adam_The_Warrior.

2 - Reasons
(1) The Department of the Interior has been unable to enforce farm regulations for over a year now.
(2) The animal overcrowding law has been removed by the Standardized Criminal Code but was not added back.
(3) Pet Overcrowding specifies tameable animals, but not farm animals.

3 - Section “4 - Offences” of the Animal & Pet Offences Act shall be amended as follows:
“(4) Pet Overcrowding (Original: KaelynCream - Dec 6, 2021)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of not giving an animal the space they require. Cats and dogs require a minimum of two blocks of floor space each. Parrots require a minimum of one block of floor space each. Upon discovery, the offender will be notified and have 48 hours to rectify.
Per Offense: $100 Fine + animal to be taken to shelter by the DOI.”

“(7) Animal Overcrowding
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of not giving an animal the space they require. Cows, sheep, and pigs require a minimum of four blocks of floor space each. Horses and llamas require a minimum of six floor blocks of space each. Chickens require a minimum of two blocks of floor space each. Upon discovery, the offender will be notified and have 48 hours to rectify. This law only applies to farm plots.
1st Offense: $100 fine + animal(s) taken to shelter by the DOI
Additional Offenses: $350 fine + animal(s) taken to shelter by the DOI + plot eviction”

4 - The Animal & Pet Offences Act shall be amended as follows:
“5 - Enforcement and Additional Farm Plot Policies
(1) The Department of the Interior (DOI) shall be responsible for enforcing farm plot-related laws and work with the DOJ to charge the offenders.
(2) The DOI may create additional farm policies at the Interior Secretary’s discretion."