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Bill 69 explained in plain English

Elephant Protection Act, 2012

Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.

At a glance

Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature
Legislature / Parliament
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Session
40th Parliament, 1st Session
Bill number
Bill 69
Full title
Elephant Protection Act, 2012
Current status
Did not become law (session ended)
Latest event
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
Last updated
May 3, 2012

Official Legislative Assembly of Ontario snapshot for 40th Parliament, 1st Session. Representative vote breakdowns appear when the Assembly publishes an Ayes and Nays page for the bill.

Chamber
Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Current Stage
Standing Committee on Justice Policy
Latest Activity
May 3, 2012
Plain-language explanation
In plain English (our explanation)

Our plain-language take, written for civic education.

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Short Version

The Elephant Protection Act, 2012, amends the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act to prohibit the use of specific tools and restraints on elephants, with certain exceptions.

What It Means

This bill, the Elephant Protection Act, 2012, proposes to amend the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. It aims to protect elephants by prohibiting certain methods of handling and restraint when they are required to perform in shows. Specifically, it would ban the use of tools like electric prods, bullhooks, and chains on elephants, with some exceptions.

What This Bill Does
  • Prohibits the use of electric prods, bullhooks, ankus, poles, or similar devices to shock, poke, strike, hit, stab, pierce, or pinch an elephant's skin, except in prescribed circumstances.
  • Prohibits the use of chains, ropes, or similar devices to restrain an elephant, except in prescribed circumstances.
  • Provides exceptions to the restraint prohibition for physical examinations, treatments, or loading/unloading elephants from vehicles.
  • Allows for the prescription of circumstances and conditions related to these prohibitions and exceptions.
  • Adds a short title for the Act as the Elephant Protection Act, 2012.
Who Is Affected
  • Elephants performing in animal shows
  • Owners and handlers of elephants
  • Organizations that use elephants in shows
Rights, Duties, Or Obligations
  • Prohibition on using certain tools to harm or shock elephants.
  • Prohibition on using chains or ropes to restrain elephants.
  • Right to use restraint for specific purposes like medical examination or transport.
Important Dates
  • The Act comes into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
Uncertainties Or Limits
  • The bill mentions 'prescribed circumstances or conditions' for exceptions to the prohibitions, but these are not detailed within the provided text and would likely be defined in regulations.
  • The exact penalties for contravention of these provisions are not specified in the provided text.
Laws Or Regulations Affected
Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
amends

This bill amends the definition of 'distress' as it relates to elephants by adding specific prohibitions on certain handling tools and restraint methods, with defined exceptions. It also adds a provision for prescribing circumstances and conditions related to these prohibitions.

Source: Section 1 and Subsection 22(1)

Generated using AI from official bill text. Not legal advice. It is written by PoliticalData.ca for civic education, automatically checked and spot-reviewed before publishing.

Official text

Process Snapshot

Step 1
First reading
Apr 18, 2012
Step 2
Second reading
May 3, 2012
Step 3
Committee review
May 3, 2012
Step 4
Third reading
Not reached yet
Step 5
Royal assent
Not reached yet

Vote Summary

No published recorded division

This bill is still active. We only show vote counts after the legislature publishes a recorded division.

Sponsor
Lorenzo Berardinetti
Sponsor party or district not listed
Jurisdiction
Ontario Legislature

No published representative vote breakdown

This bill is still moving through the process. When a recorded division is published, representative positions can be listed here.

Official sources

Status, sponsor, votes, and timeline on this page are drawn from these official legislative sources and public records. Each summary above is attributed to its own source.

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