00HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 9                                                                                                  
01 Protecting the lifestyle of pachyderms and other exotic animals.                                                        
02 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES:                                                                         
03  WHEREAS elephants and certain other exotic animals are a form of the labor force,                                      
04 provide entertainment, and are 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 and certain other exotic animals                                            
08 that enter the state for purposes of exhibition, entertainment, or education should be excluded                         
09 from the prohibited list.