Act of Congress Animal & Pet Offences Act

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A
BILL
To

Establish Offences under the Standardized Criminal Code​

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 & Pet Offences Act'
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This Act has been authored by: The_Donuticus
(4) This Act has been co-sponsored by: VanillaChai79

2 - Reasons
The current system of sorting crimes is too chaotic and messy. This Act exists as part of the Standardized Criminal Code package of bills to address this.

3 - Criminal Code
The Animal & Pet Offences Act will establish the crimes outlined in '4 - Offences' as an extension of the Standardized Criminal Code Act.

4 - Offences
(1) Animal Abandonment (Original: A__C - Apr 24, 2022)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of leaving an animal in an area without the consent of the property owner.
Per Offense: $100 Fine + animal to be taken to shelter by the DoI.

(2) Animal Murder (Original: LilDigiVert - Feb 4, 2021)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of killing a citizen's animal without consent.
Per Offense: $100 Fine + 5 Minutes Jail Time

(3) Animal Theft (Original: Rurge - Nov 26, 2021)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of stealing one's animal, tamed or not, and admitting to it or it being found in your possession.
Per Offense: $100 Fine

(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.

(5) Shelter Animal Murder (Original: Icypenguin79 - Feb 12, 2021)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of murdering a shelter animal either stray (owned by a player) or any up for adoption.
Per Offense: $150 Fine (paid to owner of pet if stray) + 5 Minutes Jail Time

(6) Villager Murder (Original: Westray - Feb 20, 2021)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of killing a villager.
Per Offense: $1000 Fine + 10 Minutes Jail, made payable to the owner of the region (if applicable).

(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 applies to all 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
 
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Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

 
Senate Vote: 5-1-0
House Vote: 8-0-1

A
BILL
To
Amend the Animal & Pet 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 “Villager Murder Fine Amendment 2.0 Act"
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) This bill was authored by Representative A__C.
(4) This Act is co-sponsored by Representative TheReal42Person.
(5) This bill was approved by Justice Secretary ElainaThomas29.

2 - Reasons
(1) The current Act only states there is a $500 murder for killing a villager. Some people spend time and effort teaching their villagers new skills, interacting with them, and housing them. Those people should be compensated for the death of their beloved villager friends, as people are compensated for the death of their pets.
(2) When former Representative Lord_Donuticus combined bills in an effort to keep them organized, he lowered the fine for Villager Murder from the then $800 to $500, as well as removing the clause that the fine is made payable to a potential villager employer.
(3) Villager costs are high and even $1000 is not comparable, though it is still much better than $500.

3 - Terms
(1) Change the terms of the Animal & Pet Offences Act Section (6) Villager Murder from:
(6) Villager Murder (Original: Westray - Feb 20, 2021)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of killing a villager.
Per Offense: $500 Fine + 10 Minutes Jail

To:
(6) Villager Murder (Original: Westray - Feb 20, 2021)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of killing a villager.
Per Offense: $1000 Fine + 10 Minutes Jail, made payable to the owner of the region (if applicable).
 
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Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

 
House Vote: 10-1-0
Senate Vote: 5-0-1

A
BILL
To
Amend the Animal & Pet 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 'Protect the Shelter Animals 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. zLost and Rep. Vernicia.
(5) This Act has been approved by Interior Secretary QuazyOneAndOnly.

2 - Reasons
(1) The punishment for Animal Murder is a $100 fine + 5 minutes jail time.
(2) The punishment for Shelter Animal Murder is also a $100 fine + 5 minutes jail time.
(3) The punishment for Shelter Animal Murder should be harsher as the DOI spent Rangers and/or materials (breeding) to get the animal there.

3 - The Animal and Pet Offences Act shall be amended as follows:
(1) Section 4.5 shall be changed from:
“(5) Shelter Animal Murder (Original: Icypenguin79 - Feb 12, 2021)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of murdering a shelter animal.
Per Offense: $100 Fine + 5 Minutes Jail Time”

to:

“(5) Shelter Animal Murder (Original: Icypenguin79 - Feb 12, 2021)
(i) Classification: Summary Criminal Offense
The act of murdering a shelter animal either stray (owned by a player) or any up for adoption.
Per Offense: $150 Fine (paid to owner of pet if stray) + 5 Minutes Jail Time”

4 - Defining A “Stray Animal”
(1) A “stray animal” is any animal in one of the buildings marked as “stray” and has a sign with the owner’s name and a date.
(a) Any animal in a pen marked with “for adoption” is not considered a stray.
 
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Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

 
House Vote: 8-2-0
Senate Vote: 4-1-0
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. xEndeavour.

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”
 
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Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

 
House Vote: 8-0-0
Senate Vote: 3-3-0

A
BILL
To

Amend the Animal & Pet Offences Act

The people of Democracy Craft, 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 “Frisky Act”.
(2) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon its signage.
(3) The Act has been co-sponsored by: Sen. Goldblooded
(4) This Act has been authored by: Rep. Nacholebraa

2 - Reasons

3 - Amendment to Section (7) - Animal Overcrowding
a)
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.

b)
The act of not giving an animal the space they require. Cows, sheep, and pigs need 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 applies to all plots.
 
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Aye, this will increase roleplay and improve animal welfare.
 
Where is the reason part of the bill tho?
stop being lazy and write out your bills
 
I call upon Vice President @JediAJMan to cast a tie-breaking vote on this bill.
 
Aye.
 

Presidential Assent

This bill has been granted assent and is hereby signed into law.

 
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