Senate
Study
Bill
1132
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Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
NATURAL
RESOURCES
AND
ENVIRONMENT
RESOLUTION
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SWEENEY)
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,
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
that
preserve
the
future
of
hunting,
fishing,
trapping,
and
9
harvesting
wildlife.
10
2.
Public
hunting,
fishing,
trapping,
and
harvesting
of
11
wildlife
shall
be
a
preferred
means
of
managing
and
controlling
12
wildlife.
13
3.
This
section
shall
not
be
construed
to
modify
any
14
provision
of
law
relating
to
eminent
domain,
trespass,
property
15
rights,
or
water
resources.
16
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
17
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
18
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
19
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
20
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
21
date
of
that
election.
22
EXPLANATION
23
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
24
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
25
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
26
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
providing
that
the
people
27
of
this
state
have
the
right
to
hunt,
fish,
trap,
and
harvest
28
wildlife,
including
by
the
use
of
traditional
methods,
subject
29
to
laws
enacted
by
the
general
assembly
that
preserve
the
30
future
of
hunting,
fishing,
trapping,
and
harvesting
wildlife.
31
The
proposed
amendment
further
states
that
hunting,
fishing,
32
trapping,
and
harvesting
wildlife
shall
be
a
preferred
means
33
of
managing
and
controlling
wildlife
and
that
the
proposed
34
amendment
shall
not
be
construed
to
modify
any
provision
of
law
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relating
to
eminent
domain,
trespass,
property
rights,
or
water
1
resources.
2
The
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
then
3
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(92nd)
for
adoption,
4
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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