Last weekend, I wrote about the US Department of
Agriculture’s Bunny Team Six. USDA has sent hither swarms
of Officers (as some guy once said) to check that children’s magicians have
fully compliant emergency plans (in writing) in the event that their bunny is
caught in a natural or man-made disaster. The Heritage Foundation has more on
what the new regulation requires. In preparing the emergency plan for the
rabbit, the magician and any other person in the chain of command, such as an
assistant in spangled tights, must:
Identify common emergencies most likely to occur,
Outline specific tasks required to be carried out in
response to each of the identified emergencies,
Identify a chain of command and who (by name or by
position title) will be responsible for fulfilling these tasks, and
Address how response and recovery will be handled in
terms of materials, resources, and training needs.
Marty the Magician’s first home inspection
by USDA’s Bunny Team Six did not go well:
When questioning the enforcement action, Marty was warned
that verbal abuse of an inspector carries a fine of $1,000 per incident.
It’s right there in the Constitution, folks:
The right of the Bunny Inspector not to be disrespected
shall not be infringed.
If you’re thinking that, for a republic of limited
government, this country has rules against everything, well, the United States
Government wields this power under something called the Animal Welfare Act
Contingency Plan Final Rule, which came into effect in January this year.
Here’s the bunny quote – er, money quote:
The goal of this rule is to increase the regulated
community’s awareness and understanding about their responsibilities to protect
their animals in emergency situations.
“The regulated community” is what we used to call “the
citizenry”. It doesn’t have quite the same ring as “We the people”, but don’t
worry, you’ll get used to it.
Happy Post-Independence Weekend!
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