Bill 69 explained in plain English
Elephant Protection Act, 2012
Ontario legislature bill summary, status, timeline, sponsor, votes, and official sources.
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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.
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.
- 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.
- Elephants performing in animal shows
- Owners and handlers of elephants
- Organizations that use elephants in shows
- 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.
- The Act comes into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- 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.
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)
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