(Abondoned) Predator Managment

[Bears Armed]

OOC
It's been declared illegal by several GenSec members for not fitting 'Agriculture'... and, in fact, I'm dubious about whether it even fits 'Environmental'.

[Wrapper]

OOC
It's been declared illegal by several GenSec members for not fitting 'Agriculture'... and, in fact, I'm dubious about whether it even fits 'Environmental'.

Hang on, what if you had sentient plants in your nation, in which case managing the predators that feed on them.... What, too much techwank?

Yes, I'm struggling to figure out a category myself. It's protecting species from being eradicated but that part is overlapping existing legislation. So if the primary effect is in the last clause, where "nations must manage all predatory animals ... if they pose a significant threat to citizen safety or property", then... Human Rights? Health? Certainly not International Security. Nothing seems to be a good fit with this as currently written.

[Araraukar]

Hang on, what if you had sentient plants in your nation, in which case managing the predators that feed on them.... What, too much techwank?

OOC: *uses a plant mister to spritz Wrapper* Bad kitty! No tuna for you!

Normal plants are as sentient as many "lower tier" animals. If you were referring to the PPU ones, they're a sapient organism and it's quite capable of managing things that eat it, with or without this proposal.

To author: My issue with this is that all the "whereas"ses are not operative (active) clauses, and it's debatable if "therefore" is either. The whereas ones are basically fluffy preamble clauses for all the effect they have. If you want the WA to actually force nations to do something, you need to drop the whereas/therefore and go for active verbs, like "declares", "requires", "mandates", "defines". Basically, don't use "whereas" or "therefore" after the word "hereby". And also, number the clauses you've meant to be active clauses.

Therefore,
The World Assembly makes it mandatory that all nations must manage all predatory animals as listed by the World Assembly if they pose a significant threat to citizen safety or property with the management techniques listed above,

This is pretty much the only active clause I can find, and it either doesn't really do anything or it bans all predatory animal management. Because there are no ways to capture or kill a wild animal that cause no pain, suffering or distress. At least if we assume RL-type Modern Tech non-magical means...

So either you're saying that nations can carry on doing what they've already been doing, or you're saying that they have to stop all regulating of "carnivorous animals that may harm citizen property or safety". The latter of which reading would make this contradict existing resolutions.

P.S. I'm also highly amused that voles would count as "predators" with the current wording...

[The Inland Emprie]

Predator Management Act
Category: Environmental
AOE: Agriculture
Whereas,
The World Assembly Recognizes the ability of all nations to manage what they may deem as Predators,

Whereas
The World Assembly also recognizes that the safety of the citizens and their property is important to the World Assembly,

Whereas,
Many nations have unique climates and unique creatures,

Therefore,
The World Assembley recognizes carnivorous animals that may harm citizen property or safety, excluding pets, as predators

Whereas,
Hereby, subject to any limitations set by earlier resolutions that are still in force,

Whereas,
For the purposes of this resolution, the World Assembly allows all predator management techniques deemed universally humane,

Whereas,
Humane in this document is to mean: When an animal is either killed or captured instantly or rendered insensible until death or capture ensues, without pain, suffering or distress,

Whereas,
No hunting of predators may eradicate a endangered or non-endangered predator,

Whereas,
The hunting or capture of predators may not infringe on or harm indigenous tribes or indigenous nations hunting rights if the depend on the predator as a food source
Whereas,
A sapient being threatening another sapient being is not included in this bill

Therefore,
The World Assembly makes it mandatory that all nations must manage all predatory animals as listed by the World Assembly if they pose a significant threat to citizen safety or property with the management techniques listed above,

Abandoned.

[Araraukar]

Abandoned.

OOC: I suggest replacing the "Draft" in the thread title with "Abandoned", so people will know at first glance that you're no longer working on it. You can do that by editing the title of the first post.

[Imperial Felchah]

It seems quite... specific, for what should be a broad passage. There are dozens, if not hundreds of other predatory creatures native to the thousands of nations in this great world, recognizing a few [relatively tame] predators isn't going to do much against some of the more difficult, far more dangerous animals out there.

Against.