California Proposition 21, Animal Sport Restrictions Initiative (1928)
| California Proposition 21 | |
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| Election date November 6, 1928 | |
| Topic Treatment of animals | |
Status Defeated | |
| Type State statute | Origin Citizens |
California Proposition 21 was on the ballot as an initiated state statute in California on November 6, 1928. It was defeated.
A “yes” vote supported defining a variety of animal sports, prohibiting the use of spurs and other means to cause terror or excitement in an animal for the purpose of entertainment, declaring that such restrictions do not apply to the raising of farm animals, and establishing penalties for violations of such laws. |
A “no” vote opposed defining a variety of animal sports, prohibiting the use of spurs and other means to cause terror or excitement in an animal for the purpose of entertainment, declaring that such restrictions do not apply to the raising of farm animals, and establishing penalties for violations of such laws. |
Election results
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California Proposition 21 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Yes | 509,632 | 36.92% | ||
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870,682 | 63.08% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 21 was as follows:
| “ | Prohibiting Certain Acts With Animals and Use of Certain Instruments to Control Them | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Initiative. Defines bull-dogging, bull-riding, bull-dodging, wild-animal-racing, wild-animal-milking, steer-roping, two-men-roping, high-lifting, loin-strapping; prohibits such acts or use of spurs to make animal buck, or terrifying or exciting it by any means, for sport, exhibition, or amusement; declares such prohibition inapplicable to farming or dairying or to branding or breaking animals in raising cattle, horses or mules; prohibits the biting, chewing or twisting any part of an animal’s body or holding or controlling an animal with pincers, twisters or similar instruments; and prescribes penalties for violations. | ” |
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 1928, at least 91,529 valid signatures were required.
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