Oklahoma Right to Hunt and Fish, State Question 742 (2008)
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2008 election results
See also 2008 ballot measure election results
These election results are based on the Oklahoma Elections Division.[1]
| Question No. 742 | ||||
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| Yes or no | Votes | Percentage | ||
 Yes
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1,081,963 | 80.05% | ||
| No | 269,702 | 19.95% | ||
| Total votes | 1,351,665 | 100% | ||
Text on ballot
STATE QUESTION NO. 742
LEGISLATIVE REFERENDUM NO. 345
This measure adds a new section to the State Constitution. It adds Section 36 to Article 2. It gives all people of this state the right to hunt, trap, fish and take game and fish. Such activities would be subject to reasonable regulation. It allows the Wildlife Conservation Commission to approve methods and procedures for hunting, trapping, fishing and taking of game and fish. It allows for taking game and fish by traditional means. It makes hunting, fishing, and trapping the preferred means to manage certain game and fish. The new law will not affect existing laws relating to property rights.[2]
Background
The measure states “all citizens of this state shall have a right to hunt, fish, trap and harvest game and fish, subject only to reasonable regulation as prescribed by the legislature and the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.”
It also calls for “hunting, fishing and trapping shall be the preferred means of managing game and fish that are not identified as threatened by law or by the commission. Nothing shall be construed to modify any provision of common law statutes relating to trespass, eminent domain or any other property rights.”[3]
See also
- Oklahoma 2008 ballot measures
- Campaign finance requirements for Oklahoma ballot measures
- Oklahoma Initiative and Referendum Law
- Oklahoma signature requirements
- Petition drive deadlines in 2008
