Senate
Joint
Resolution
4
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
4
BY
D.
JOHNSON
SENA
TE
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,
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
Right
to
hunt,
fish,
and
harvest
wildlife.
SEC.
24A.
5
1.
The
citizens
of
this
state
have
the
right
to
hunt,
fish,
6
and
harvest
wildlife,
including
by
the
use
of
traditional
7
methods,
subject
to
reasonable
laws
enacted
by
the
general
8
assembly
and
reasonable
rules
adopted
by
the
state
executive
9
branch
to
promote
wildlife
conservation
and
management,
to
10
maintain
natural
resources
held
in
trust
by
the
state
for
11
public
use,
and
to
preserve
the
future
of
hunting,
fishing,
and
12
harvesting
wildlife.
13
2.
Public
hunting,
fishing,
and
harvesting
of
wildlife
14
shall
be
a
preferred
means
of
managing
and
controlling
15
wildlife.
16
3.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
modify
any
17
provision
of
law
relating
to
eminent
domain,
trespass,
or
18
property
rights.
19
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
20
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
21
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
22
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly
and
the
secretary
23
of
state
is
directed
to
cause
it
to
be
published
for
three
24
consecutive
months
before
the
date
of
the
election
as
provided
25
by
law.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
30
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
providing
that
the
citizens
31
of
this
state
have
the
right
to
hunt,
fish,
and
harvest
32
wildlife,
using
traditional
methods,
subject
to
reasonable
laws
33
enacted
by
the
general
assembly
and
reasonable
rules
adopted
34
by
the
state
executive
branch
to
promote
wildlife
conservation
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and
management,
to
maintain
natural
resources
held
in
trust
1
by
the
state
for
public
use,
and
to
preserve
the
future
of
2
hunting,
fishing,
and
harvesting
wildlife.
The
proposed
3
amendment
further
states
that
hunting,
fishing,
and
harvesting
4
wildlife
shall
be
a
preferred
means
of
managing
and
controlling
5
wildlife
and
that
the
proposed
amendment
shall
not
be
construed
6
to
modify
any
provision
of
law
relating
to
eminent
domain,
7
trespass,
or
property
rights.
8
The
proposed
amendment,
if
adopted,
would
be
referred
to
the
9
next
general
assembly
for
adoption
a
second
time,
before
being
10
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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