This amendment creates an additional exemption to Bill S-203 that is consistent with the subclause 3(a) exception, but recognizes the birth of a new cetacean to a captive cetacean that was lawfully pregnant prior to the passage of Bill S-203. I know that legal officials told us that they didn't think there would be an issue, but no one could actually say with any certainty that this would not happen. So, the amended clause 2 would read, after line 12 on page 2:
(d) comes to own, have the custody of or control a cetacean that is born to a cetacean that is kept in captivity and pregnant on the day on which this subsection comes into force.