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