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| 1 | 1 | 81R66 ALB-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Anderson H.J.R. No. 20 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A JOINT RESOLUTION | |
| 6 | 6 | proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to hunt | |
| 7 | 7 | and fish. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Article I, Texas Constitution, is amended by | |
| 10 | 10 | adding Section 33 to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 33. (a) Every person has the right to hunt and fish in | |
| 12 | 12 | this state in accordance with the laws of this state. Hunting and | |
| 13 | 13 | fishing are the preferred methods of managing wildlife species that | |
| 14 | 14 | are not classified as threatened species by the state agency | |
| 15 | 15 | responsible for maintaining the list of endangered or threatened | |
| 16 | 16 | species. | |
| 17 | 17 | (b) The legislature may enact a general law to define the | |
| 18 | 18 | term "threatened" with respect to indigenous species of fish or | |
| 19 | 19 | wildlife. | |
| 20 | 20 | SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be | |
| 21 | 21 | submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 3, 2009. | |
| 22 | 22 | The ballot shall be printed to permit voting for or against the | |
| 23 | 23 | proposition: "The constitutional amendment recognizing the right | |
| 24 | 24 | of a person to hunt and fish in this state, recognizing hunting and | |
| 25 | 25 | fishing as the preferred methods of managing wildlife species that | |
| 26 | 26 | are not classified as threatened species, and authorizing the | |
| 27 | 27 | legislature to enact a general law defining "threatened."" |