California Proposition 2, Animal Pound Regulations Initiative (1938)
| California Proposition 2 | |
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| Election date November 8, 1938 | |
| Topic Treatment of animals | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 2 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 8, 1938. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported establishing regulations for animal pounds. |
A “no” vote opposed establishing regulations for animal pounds. |
Election results
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California Proposition 2 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 721,126 | 31.32% | ||
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1,581,258 | 68.68% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 2 was as follows:
| “ | Regulation of Pounds | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative Measure. Defines "pounds" and regulates conduct thereof; prescribes duties of poundmasters; prohibits sale, surrender or use of unwanted or unclaimed animals in pounds for scientific, medical, experimental, demonstration or commercial purposes; exempting kennels, buildings or enclosures maintained on own premises by any accredited college, university or any medical research laboratory licensed under State Medical Practice Act, provided cats and dogs therein were bred on the premises or lawfully acquired under provisions of measure; directs that unclaimed and stray animals for which no bona fide home is available be put to death by an approved humane method. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
In California, the number of signatures required for an initiated state statute is equal to 8 percent. For initiated statutes filed in 1938, at least 186,378 valid signatures were required.
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Footnotes
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