A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa providing that the people of the state have a right to hunt, fish, trap, and harvest wildlife.(Formerly HJR 1 .)

House

Joint

Resolution

7

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Introduced

HOUSE

JOINT

RESOLUTION

7

BY

COMMITTEE

ON

NATURAL

RESOURCES

(SUCCESSOR

TO

HJR

1)

HOUSE

JOINT

RESOLUTION

A

Joint

Resolution

proposing

an

amendment

to

the

Constitution

1

of

the

State

of

Iowa

providing

that

the

people

of

the

state

2

have

a

right

to

hunt,

fish,

trap,

and

harvest

wildlife.

3

BE

IT

RESOLVED

BY

THE

GENERAL

ASSEMBLY

OF

THE

STATE

OF

IOWA:

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Section

1.

The

following

amendment

to

the

Constitution

of

1

the

State

of

Iowa

is

proposed:

2

Article

I

of

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa

is

amended

3

by

adding

the

following

new

section:

4

Sec.

24A.

Right

to

hunt,

fish,

trap,

and

harvest

wildlife.

5

1.

The

people

of

this

state

have

the

right

to

hunt,

fish,

6

trap,

and

harvest

wildlife,

including

by

the

use

of

traditional

7

methods,

subject

to

laws

enacted

by

the

general

assembly

8

and

rules

adopted

that

promote

wildlife

conservation

and

9

management,

that

maintain

natural

resources

for

public

use,

and

10

that

preserve

the

future

of

hunting,

fishing,

trapping,

and

11

harvesting

wildlife.

12

2.

Public

hunting,

fishing,

trapping,

and

harvesting

of

13

wildlife

shall

be

a

preferred

means

of

managing

and

controlling

14

wildlife.

15

3.

This

section

shall

not

be

construed

to

modify

any

16

provision

of

law

relating

to

eminent

domain,

trespass,

property

17

rights,

or

water

resources.

18

Sec.

2.

REFERRAL

AND

PUBLICATION.

The

foregoing

proposed

19

amendment

to

the

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa

is

referred

20

to

the

general

assembly

to

be

chosen

at

the

next

general

21

election

for

members

of

the

general

assembly,

and

shall

be

22

published

as

provided

by

law

for

three

months

previous

to

the

23

date

of

that

election.

24

EXPLANATION

25

The

inclusion

of

this

explanation

does

not

constitute

agreement

with

26

the

explanation’s

substance

by

the

members

of

the

general

assembly.

27

This

joint

resolution

proposes

an

amendment

to

the

28

Constitution

of

the

State

of

Iowa

providing

that

the

people

29

of

this

state

have

the

right

to

hunt,

fish,

trap,

and

harvest

30

wildlife,

including

by

the

use

of

traditional

methods,

subject

31

to

laws

enacted

by

the

general

assembly

and

rules

adopted

that

32

promote

wildlife

conservation

and

management,

that

maintain

33

natural

resources

for

public

use,

and

that

preserve

the

future

34

of

hunting,

fishing,

trapping,

and

harvesting

wildlife.

The

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proposed

amendment

further

states

that

hunting,

fishing,

1

trapping,

and

harvesting

wildlife

shall

be

a

preferred

means

2

of

managing

and

controlling

wildlife

and

that

the

proposed

3

amendment

shall

not

be

construed

to

modify

any

provision

of

law

4

relating

to

eminent

domain,

trespass,

property

rights,

or

water

5

resources.

6

The

resolution,

if

adopted,

would

be

published

and

then

7

referred

to

the

next

general

assembly

(92nd)

for

adoption,

8

before

being

submitted

to

the

electorate

for

ratification.

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