The city of Berkeley, CA made it illegal to award live fish as prizes in 2017.
I spoke with the individual who proposed the law, and we talked about ways that people could attempt to propose something similar in their own cities.
One of the intentions of the Berkeley ordinance was to serve as model legislation for other cities.
If you're interested in learning more about the law and ways that you could encourage your local government to adopt a similar ordinance, you can watch the full interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/79IP6THBavA?si=WBV-x804MqBIlQPl
The interview has a lot of useful information in general for how to engage with your local government and advocate for change in your community -- not just on this issue but with other causes as well.
If you think you might attempt this in your community or want to talk about it more please feel free to email: [email protected]
