Bill Text: MI SJRA | 2015-2016 | 98th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Natural resources; hunting; right to hunt, trap, and fish; recognize in constitution. Amends the state constitution by adding sec. 28 to art. I.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-20 - Referred To Committee On Outdoor Recreation And Tourism [SJRA Detail]

Download: Michigan-2015-SJRA-Introduced.html

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SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION A

 

 

January 20, 2015, Introduced by Senator HILDENBRAND and referred to the Committee on Outdoor Recreation and Tourism.

 

 

 

     A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the state

 

constitution of 1963, by adding section 28 to article I, to

 

recognize a right to hunt, trap, and fish and to harvest game and

 

fish.

 

     Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

 

state of Michigan, That the following amendment to the state

 

constitution of 1963, to recognize a right to hunt, trap, and fish

 

and to harvest game and fish, is proposed, agreed to, and submitted

 

to the people of the state:

 

ARTICLE I

 

     Sec. 28. Subject to conditions established by law and based on

 

principles of scientific management of natural resources, the

 

people have the right to hunt, trap, and fish and to harvest game

 

and fish that are the property of the state and are held in the

 

public trust. The state shall aggressively enforce any laws adopted

 

to protect the right recognized by this section.

 

     Resolved further, That the foregoing amendment shall be

 

submitted to the people of the state at the next general election

 

in the manner provided by law.