LRB-1344/1
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2001 - 2002 LEGISLATURE
January 19, 2001 - Introduced by Senators Decker, Baumgart, Shibilski, Breske,
Burke, S. Fitzgerald, Roessler, Schultz and Harsdorf, cosponsored by
Representatives Gunderson, Reynolds, Huber, Kestell, Ladwig,
McCormick, Krawczyk, Hundertmark, Gronemus, Albers, Nass, Freese,
Kaufert, F. Lasee, Kreuser, Stone, Petrowski, Plale, Plouff, Johnsrud,
Lassa, Ott, Balow, Steinbrink and Meyerhofer. Referred to Committee on
Environmental Resources.
SJR6,1,2
1To create section 26 of article I of the constitution;
relating to: the right to fish,
2hunt, trap, and take game (first consideration).
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This proposed constitutional amendment, proposed to the 2001 legislature on
first consideration, provides that the people have the right to fish, hunt, trap, and
take game subject only to the state's ownership, in trust, of wild animals in this state
and to reasonable restrictions as prescribed by law.
A constitutional amendment requires adoption by 2 successive legislatures,
and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.
SJR6,1,3
3Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That:
SJR6, s. 1
4Section
1. Section 26 of article I of the constitution is created to read:
SJR6,1,75
[Article I] Section 26. The people have the right to fish, hunt, trap, and take
6game subject only to the state's ownership, in trust, of wild animals in this state and
7to reasonable restrictions as prescribed by law.
SJR6, s. 2
8Section
2. Numbering of new provision. The new section 26 of article I of
9the constitution created in this joint resolution shall be designated by the next higher
1open whole section number in that article if, before the ratification by the people of
2the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, any other ratified amendment has
3created a section 26 of article I of the constitution of this state. If one or more joint
4resolutions create a section 26 of article I simultaneously with the ratification by the
5people of the amendment proposed in this joint resolution, the sections created shall
6be numbered and placed in a sequence so that the sections created by the joint
7resolution having the lowest enrolled joint resolution number have the numbers
8designated in that joint resolution and the sections created by the other joint
9resolutions have numbers that are in the same ascending order as are the numbers
10of the enrolled joint resolutions creating the sections.
SJR6,2,13
11Be it further resolved, That this proposed amendment be referred to the
12legislature to be chosen at the next general election and that it be published for 3
13months previous to the time of holding such election.
