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1999 SESSION
HJ 523 Constitutional amendment; rights of people to hunt, fish, etc.
Introduced by: R. Creigh Deeds | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); rights of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest game. Adds a provision to Article XI, Conservation, to state that the people have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest game subject to regulations and restrictions that the General Assembly may prescribe by general law.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); rights of the people to hunt, fish, and harvest game. Adds a provision to Article XI, Conservation, to state that the people have the right to hunt, fish, and harvest game subject to regulations and restrictions that the General Assembly may prescribe by general law.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Constitutional amendment (first resolution); rights of the people to hunt, fish, and take game. Adds a provision to Article XI, Conservation, to state that the people have the right to hunt, fish, or take game subject to reasonable restrictions, as prescribed by law. The amendment cites a number of areas in which restrictions would be appropriate, including real property rights, the methods, times, and locations for such activities, and the health and safety of the people.