00 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9 am                                                                                               
01 Protecting the lifestyle of pachyderms.                                                                                 
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:                                                                         
03  WHEREAS elephants are a form of the labor force, provide entertainment, and are                                        
04 used for promotional events; and                                                                                        
05  WHEREAS there is no known documentation that the African elephant transmits                                            
06 dangerous diseases to mankind; and                                                                                      
07  WHEREAS the children and other citizens of Alaska should not be deprived of an                                         
08 opportunity to an education as part of the animal world; and                                                            
09  WHEREAS the state should promote good business relations and enhance educational                                       
10 opportunities for visitors and residents to experience; and                                                             
11  WHEREAS a particular African elephant (Moxie) has been officially certified and                                        
12 approved by the United States Department of Agriculture; and                                                            
13  WHEREAS Alaska is the only state in the union that includes elephants on the exotic                                    
14 animal prohibition list;                                                                                                
01  BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives respectfully requests the                                             
02 Governor to ask the commissioner of fish and game to grant a second extension under an                                  
03 educational permit; and be it                                                                                           
04  FURTHER RESOLVED that Moxie, a once orphaned elephant and star of television                                           
05 and screen, should be permanently exempted from the exotic animal prohibition list; and be                              
06 it                                                                                                                      
07  FURTHER RESOLVED that any African elephant that enters the state for purposes                                          
08 of exhibition, entertainment, or education should be excluded from the prohibited list.