Hunting and fishing ballot measures

Voters have decided on hunting and fishing policy ballot measures across the U.S. As a state ballot measure topic, this includes measures regarding hunting, fishing, trapping, and related activities. The topic is grouped within the environment and energy policy area.

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The following is a list of state ballot measures related to this topic that are certified or potential for this year and future elections:

2026

1. Maine Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2026) - Potential
2. Ohio Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2026) - Potential
3. Oregon Remove Animal Cruelty Exceptions Initiative (2026) - Potential

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2026

1. Maine Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2026) - Potential
2. Ohio Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2026) - Potential
3. Oregon Remove Animal Cruelty Exceptions Initiative (2026) - Potential

2024

1. Colorado Proposition 127, Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Initiative (2024)
2. Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)

2020

1. Utah Constitutional Amendment E, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2020)

2018

1. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)
2. North Carolina Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2018)

2017

1. Washington Advisory Vote 16, Commercial Fishing Licenses, Fees, and Taxes Bill (2017)

2016

1. Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish, Public Question 1 (2016)
2. Kansas Right to Hunt and Fish, Constitutional Amendment 1 (2016)
3. Montana I-177, Animal Trap Restrictions on Public Land Initiative (2016)

2015

1. Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Amendment, Proposition 6 (2015)

2014

1. Alabama Right to Hunt and Fish, Amendment 5 (2014)
2. Alaska Bristol Bay Mining Ban, Ballot Measure 4 (2014)
3. Maine Bear Hunting Ban Initiative, Question 1 (2014)
4. Michigan Natural Resources Commission Referendum, Proposal 2 (2014)
5. Michigan Wolf Hunting Referendum, Proposal 1 (2014)
6. Mississippi Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment, HCR 30 (2014)

2012

1. Idaho Hunting and Fishing Amendment, HJR 2 (2012)
2. Kentucky Hunting and Fishing Amendment, House Bill 1 (2012)
3. Nebraska Hunting and Fishing Amendment, Amendment 2 (2012)
4. Oregon Measure 81, Prohibit Commercial Gillnet Fishing in Columbia River Initiative (2012)
5. Wyoming Hunting Rights Amendment, Constitutional Amendment B (2012)

2010

1. Arizona Proposition 109, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2010)
2. Arkansas Hunting Rights, Proposed Amendment 1 (2010)
3. Montana Hunter Access Funding, I-161 (2010)
4. Montana I-161, Increase Nonresident Hunting License Fees, Abolish Outfitter-Sponsored Licenses, and Dedicate Revenue Initiative (2010)
5. North Dakota Captive Game Animal Killing Prohibited Initiative, Initiated Statutory Measure 2 (2010)
6. South Carolina Hunting and Fishing Amendment, Amendment 1 (2010)
7. Tennessee Hunting Rights Amendment (2010)

2008

1. Alaska Measure 2, Prohibit Airborne Hunting of Grizzly Bears Initiative (August 2008)
2. Florida Amendment 6, Assessment of Waterfront Property Amendment (2008)
3. Oklahoma State Question 742, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2008)

2006

1. Georgia Amendment 2, Right to Fish and Hunt Measure (2006)
2. Michigan Proposal 06-3, Mourning Dove Hunting Season Referendum (2006)

2005

1. Maine Question 7, Commercial Fishing Waterfront Tax Use Amendment (2005)

2004

1. Alabama Shrimp and Seafood Promotion, Amendment 4 (2004)
2. Alaska Measure 3, Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative (2004)
3. Louisiana Farmer and Fisherman Funds Amendment, Question 4 (2004)
4. Louisiana Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap Amendment, Question 1 (2004)
5. Maine Question 2, Prohibit Certain Bear Hunting Practices Initiative (2004)
6. Montana Right to Wild Game Hunting and Fishing, C-41 (2004)

2003

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (April 2003)

2000

1. Alaska Measure 1, Prohibit Ballot Initiatives on Hunting Amendment (2000)
2. Alaska Measure 6, Repeal Law Allowing for Land-And-Shoot Hunting of Wolves Referendum (2000)
3. Arizona Proposition 102, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (2000)
4. Maine Question 4, Permit Valuation of Property Based on its Use as a Commercial Fishing Location Amendment (2000)
5. North Dakota Right to Hunt, Trap and Fish, Measure 1 (2000)
6. Oregon Measure 97, Prohibits Certain Animal Traps and Fur Commerce Initiative (2000)
7. Virginia Question 2, Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Game Amendment (2000)
8. Washington Initiative 713, Animal Trapping Measure (2000)

1999

1. Washington Initiative 696, Restrictions on Commercial Fishing Measure (1999)

1998

1. Alaska Measure 9, Prohibition of Wolf Snares Initiative (1998)
2. California Proposition 4, Prohibition on Trapping Fur-Bearing Mammals Initiative (1998)
3. Florida Amendment 5, Conservation of Natural Resources Amendment (1998)
4. Minnesota Amendment 3, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (1998)
5. Montana Revise Outfitter and Hunting Licensing, I-136 (1998)
6. Ohio Prohibition of Mourning Dove Hunting Initiative (1998)
7. Utah Proposition 5, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (1998)

1996

1. Alabama Sportsperson's Bill of Rights, Amendment 1 (1996)
2. Alaska Measure 3, Airborne Hunting Restrictions Initiative (1996)
3. Arkansas Sales Tax for Game and Fish, Proposed Amendment 2 (1996)
4. California Proposition 197, Repeal Protection Status of Mountain Lions Measure (March 1996)
5. Colorado Amendment 14, Prohibition of Certain Hunting Methods Initiative (1996)
6. Idaho Restrictions on Bear Hunting Initiative, Initiative 2 (1996)
7. Iowa Revenue for Fish and Wildlife Programs, Amendment 1 (1996)
8. Massachusetts Question 1, Prohibition on Certain Forms of Hunting and Trapping Initiative (1996)
9. Michigan Proposal D, Limits on Bear Hunting Initiative (1996)
10. Michigan Proposal G, Natural Resources Commission's Authority Referendum (1996)
11. Oregon Measure 34, State Fish and Wildlife Commission Authority and Repeal 1994 Hunting Tactics Limitations Initiative (1996)
12. Washington Initiative 655, Bear-Baiting Misdemeanor Measure (1996)

1995

1. Louisiana Hunting and Fishing Laws Amendment (October 1995)
2. Texas Proposition 13, Tax Exemptions for Fishing Equipment Amendment (1995)
3. Washington Initiative 640, Fishing Regulations Measure (1995)
4. Washington Referendum 45, Expansion of Fish and Wildlife Commission Responsiblities Measure (1995)

1994

1. Arizona Proposition 201, Prohibit Specific Trapping Methods on Public Land Initiative (1994)
2. Florida Amendment 3, Limits on Fishing Nets Initiative (1994)
3. Maine Question 9, Fish Hatcheries Improvement and Expansion Bond Measure (1994)
4. Oregon Measure 18, Prohibit Baited Bear Hunting and Cougar Hunting with Dogs Initiative (1994)

1992

1. Colorado Amendment 10, Limitations on Black Bear Hunting Initiative (1992)
2. Oregon Measure 8, Restricts Lower Columbia River Fish Harvests Initiative (1992)

1990

1. California Proposition 132, Marine Protection Zone and Gill and Trammel Net Prohibition Initiative (1990)
2. Idaho Fees on Fish and Game Land, HJR 14 (1990)

1988

1. Alabama Catfish Industry Amendment (1988)

1985

1. Maine Question 3, Bond Issue to Fund Centers for Advanced Technology Measure (1985)

1984

1. Alabama Hunting License Amendment (1984)
2. Arkansas Tax Increase for State Game & Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 67 (1984)
3. Washington Initiative 456, Steelhead Game Fish Classification, State Control of Natural Resources, and Treaty Rights Measure (1984)

1983

1. Maine Question 1, Repeal the Hunting Season on Moose Initiative (1983)

1982

1. Alaska Measure 7, Prohibit Classification in Personal Consumption Hunting and Fishing and Repeal Subsistence Laws Initiative (1982)

1980

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition A, Fisheries Facilities Bond Measure (1980)
2. Oregon Measure 5, Prohibit Snare and Leghold Traps Initiative (1980)
3. South Dakota Referred Law 1, Mourning Dove Hunting Referendum (1980)

1979

1. Maine Question 2, Public Fish Piers, Airports and Transportation Improvements Bond Measure (1979)

1978

1. Alaska Bonding Proposition 7, Fisheries Management and Facilities Bond Measure (1978)
2. Hawaii Control of Marine Resources, Amendment 25 (1978)
3. Hawaii Environment and Resource Protection, Amendment 23 (1978)

1977

1. Ohio Prohibition on the Use of Certain Trapping Devices Initiative (1977)

1976

1. Alaska Ballot Proposition 5, Repeal of Limited Fishery Entry Initiative (1976)
2. Alaska Bonding Proposition 4, Fish and Game Management Facilities Bond Measure (1976)

1974

1. Alaska Proposition 7, Fish and Game Facilities Bond Measure (1974)
2. Florida Amendment 4, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1974)
3. Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Acquisition Fund Bond Measure (June 1974)
4. Oregon Measure 15, Prohibit Commercial Fishing of Rainbow Trout Initiative (1974)

1972

1. Alaska Amendment 5, Allow State to Limit Entry into Fisheries Amendment (August 1972)
2. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Dove Hunting Measure (1972)

1968

1. Alaska Proposition 8, Fish Hatchery Construction Bond Measure (1968)
2. Georgia Amendment 14, Game and Fish Commission Measure (1968)
3. Georgia Amendment 15, Compensation of Game and Fish Commission Measure (1968)
4. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Amendment (1968)

1967

1. Alabama Wildlife Conservation Funding, Amendment 7 (1967)
2. Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 6, State Guaranteed Industrial Loans for Fisheries and Agriculture Measure (1967)

1964

1. Oregon Measure 4, Prohibition of Commercial Salmon and Steelhead Fishing Initiative (1964)

1960

1. Colorado Proposal No. 3, Colorado Wildlife Management Commission and Department of Wildlife Conservation Initiative (1960)
2. Florida Amendment 3, Administration of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1960)
3. Maryland Potomac River Compact, Amendment 16 (1960)
4. Washington Initiative 25, Prohibit Large Dams and Water Diversions on Columbia River Tributaries Measure (1960)

1956

1. Alaska Proposition 3, Fish Traps Measure (April 1956)
2. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Non-Angling Fishing in Coastal Streams Initiative (1956)

1954

1. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Non-Angling Fishing in Coastal Streams Initiative (1954)
2. Washington Initiative 192, Commercial Salmon Fishing Regulations Measure (1954)

1948

1. California Proposition 15, Fishing Net Prohibition Initiative (1948)
2. California Proposition 19, Fish and Game Commissioners Amendment (1948)
3. California Proposition 6, Prohibition of Commercial Fishing in the San Francisco Bay (1948)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Prohibit Fixed-Appliance Fishing in the Columbia River Initiative (1948)
5. South Dakota Amendment D, Tax on Public Shooting Areas Measure (1948)

1946

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Ban on Commercial Fishing in Nestucca Bay Referendum (1946)
2. Washington Referendum 26, Appointment of Game Commissioners Measure (1946)

1944

1. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 36 (1944)

1943

1. Georgia Amendment 7, State Game and Fish Commission Measure (August 1943)

1942

1. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 34 (1942)
2. California Proposition 8, Fish and Game Funds Usage Amendment (1942)
3. Florida Amendment 3, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1942)
4. Florida Amendment 5, Board Power to Set Non-Uniform Saltwater Conservation Rules Amendment (1942)
5. Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Prohibition of Net Fishing on Coastal Waters Referendum (1942)

1940

1. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 35 (1940)
2. California Proposition 8, Fish and Game Commission Amendment (1940)
3. Maryland Commission of Fisheries, Amendment 8 (1940)
4. Missouri Amendment 5, Repeal of Conservation Commission Code and Reinstatement of Pre-1936 Fish and Game Laws Initiative (1940)

1938

1. California Proposition 5, Fish, Mollusks, and Crustaceans Permits Initiative (1938)
2. Idaho Fish and Game Commission Act, Initiative 1 (1938)
3. Nevada Question 2, Bounty on Predatory Animals Initiative (1938)

1936

1. Maine Resident Fishing and Hunting Licenses, Question No. 4 (1936)
2. Missouri Amendment 4, Creation of State Conservation Commission Initiative (1936)

1934

1. Massachusetts Question 1, Restrictions on Trapping Referendum (1934)
2. Nevada Question 3, Predatory Animal Bounty Payments Initiative (1934)
3. Nevada State Question 2, Wildlife Protection and Game Regulation Referendum (1934)
4. Washington Initiative 77, Fish Traps and Fishing Regulations Measure (1934)

1932

1. Oregon Ban on Commercial Fishing on the Rogue River, Measure 5 (1932)
2. Washington Initiative 62, Establish Department of Game Measure (1932)

1930

1. California Proposition 11, Fishing and Game Commission Initiative (1930)
2. Massachusetts Question 3, Limitations on Animal Traps Initiative (1930)
3. North Dakota One Man Game and Fish Commission Referendum (1930)
4. Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321, Hook and Line Fishing on the Rogue River Initiative (1930)

1928

1. Illinois Hunting and Fishing Ground Proposition (1928)

1927

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323, Angling Fish on Nestucca Bay Referendum (June 1927)

1926

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303, Repeal State Game and Fish Law Referendum (1926)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Ban on Fish Wheels, Traps, Seines, and Gill Nets Use Initiative (1926)

1924

1. California Proposition 11, Klamath River Fish and Game District Initiative (1924)

1922

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, Repeal the Preservation of Fish and Game Act of 1916 Measure (1922)

1920

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 304-305, State Conservation Commission Initiative (1920)

1918

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Rogue River Seine and Set-Net Fishing Ban Referendum (1918)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Willamette River Commercial Salmon Fishing Referendum (1918)

1916

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Hunting and Fishing Regulations Initiative (1916)

1914

1. California Proposition 18, Wild Game Sale Referendum (1914)

1912

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 316-317, Hunting of Game Birds and Animals Referendum (1912)

1910

1. California Amendment 14, Right to Fish Measure (1910)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 348-349, Hook and Line Only on the Rogue River Initiative (1910)

1908

1. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing Regulations Initiative (June 1908)
2. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Prohibit Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing Initiative (June 1908)
3. South Dakota Protection of Quail Referendum (1908)

Alabama

1. Alabama Catfish Industry Amendment (1988)
2. Alabama Hunting License Amendment (1984)
3. Alabama Right to Hunt and Fish, Amendment 5 (2014)
4. Alabama Shrimp and Seafood Promotion, Amendment 4 (2004)
5. Alabama Sportsperson's Bill of Rights, Amendment 1 (1996)
6. Alabama Wildlife Conservation Funding, Amendment 7 (1967)

Alaska

1. Alaska Amendment 5, Allow State to Limit Entry into Fisheries Amendment (August 1972)
2. Alaska Ballot Measure 1, Salmon Habitat Protections and Permits Initiative (2018)
3. Alaska Ballot Proposition 5, Repeal of Limited Fishery Entry Initiative (1976)
4. Alaska Bonding Proposition 4, Fish and Game Management Facilities Bond Measure (1976)
5. Alaska Bonding Proposition 7, Fisheries Management and Facilities Bond Measure (1978)
6. Alaska Bonding Proposition A, Fisheries Facilities Bond Measure (1980)
7. Alaska Bristol Bay Mining Ban, Ballot Measure 4 (2014)
8. Alaska Measure 1, Prohibit Ballot Initiatives on Hunting Amendment (2000)
9. Alaska Measure 2, Prohibit Airborne Hunting of Grizzly Bears Initiative (August 2008)
10. Alaska Measure 3, Airborne Hunting Restrictions Initiative (1996)
11. Alaska Measure 3, Prohibition on Bear Baiting Initiative (2004)
12. Alaska Measure 6, Repeal Law Allowing for Land-And-Shoot Hunting of Wolves Referendum (2000)
13. Alaska Measure 7, Prohibit Classification in Personal Consumption Hunting and Fishing and Repeal Subsistence Laws Initiative (1982)
14. Alaska Measure 9, Prohibition of Wolf Snares Initiative (1998)
15. Alaska Proposition 3, Fish Traps Measure (April 1956)
16. Alaska Proposition 7, Fish and Game Facilities Bond Measure (1974)
17. Alaska Proposition 8, Fish Hatchery Construction Bond Measure (1968)

Arizona

1. Arizona Measure Nos. 300-301, Repeal the Preservation of Fish and Game Act of 1916 Measure (1922)
2. Arizona Measure Nos. 302-303, Repeal State Game and Fish Law Referendum (1926)
3. Arizona Measure Nos. 304-305, State Conservation Commission Initiative (1920)
4. Arizona Measure Nos. 306-307, Hunting and Fishing Regulations Initiative (1916)
5. Arizona Measure Nos. 316-317, Hunting of Game Birds and Animals Referendum (1912)
6. Arizona Proposition 102, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (2000)
7. Arizona Proposition 109, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2010)
8. Arizona Proposition 201, Prohibit Specific Trapping Methods on Public Land Initiative (1994)

Arkansas

1. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 34 (1942)
2. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 35 (1940)
3. Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 36 (1944)
4. Arkansas Hunting Rights, Proposed Amendment 1 (2010)
5. Arkansas Sales Tax for Game and Fish, Proposed Amendment 2 (1996)
6. Arkansas Tax Increase for State Game & Fish Commission, Proposed Amendment 67 (1984)

California

1. California Amendment 14, Right to Fish Measure (1910)
2. California Proposition 11, Fishing and Game Commission Initiative (1930)
3. California Proposition 11, Klamath River Fish and Game District Initiative (1924)
4. California Proposition 132, Marine Protection Zone and Gill and Trammel Net Prohibition Initiative (1990)
5. California Proposition 15, Fishing Net Prohibition Initiative (1948)
6. California Proposition 18, Wild Game Sale Referendum (1914)
7. California Proposition 19, Fish and Game Commissioners Amendment (1948)
8. California Proposition 197, Repeal Protection Status of Mountain Lions Measure (March 1996)
9. California Proposition 4, Prohibition on Trapping Fur-Bearing Mammals Initiative (1998)
10. California Proposition 5, Fish, Mollusks, and Crustaceans Permits Initiative (1938)
11. California Proposition 6, Prohibition of Commercial Fishing in the San Francisco Bay (1948)
12. California Proposition 8, Fish and Game Commission Amendment (1940)
13. California Proposition 8, Fish and Game Funds Usage Amendment (1942)

Colorado

1. Colorado Amendment 10, Limitations on Black Bear Hunting Initiative (1992)
2. Colorado Amendment 14, Prohibition of Certain Hunting Methods Initiative (1996)
3. Colorado Proposal No. 3, Colorado Wildlife Management Commission and Department of Wildlife Conservation Initiative (1960)
4. Colorado Proposition 127, Prohibit Hunting of Mountain Lion, Bobcat, and Lynx Initiative (2024)

Florida

1. Florida Amendment 2, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2024)
2. Florida Amendment 3, Administration of the Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1960)
3. Florida Amendment 3, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1942)
4. Florida Amendment 3, Limits on Fishing Nets Initiative (1994)
5. Florida Amendment 4, Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission Amendment (1974)
6. Florida Amendment 5, Board Power to Set Non-Uniform Saltwater Conservation Rules Amendment (1942)
7. Florida Amendment 5, Conservation of Natural Resources Amendment (1998)
8. Florida Amendment 6, Assessment of Waterfront Property Amendment (2008)

Georgia

1. Georgia Amendment 14, Game and Fish Commission Measure (1968)
2. Georgia Amendment 15, Compensation of Game and Fish Commission Measure (1968)
3. Georgia Amendment 2, Right to Fish and Hunt Measure (2006)
4. Georgia Amendment 7, State Game and Fish Commission Measure (August 1943)

Hawaii

1. Hawaii Control of Marine Resources, Amendment 25 (1978)
2. Hawaii Environment and Resource Protection, Amendment 23 (1978)

Idaho

1. Idaho Fees on Fish and Game Land, HJR 14 (1990)
2. Idaho Fish and Game Commission Act, Initiative 1 (1938)
3. Idaho Hunting and Fishing Amendment, HJR 2 (2012)
4. Idaho Restrictions on Bear Hunting Initiative, Initiative 2 (1996)

Illinois

1. Illinois Hunting and Fishing Ground Proposition (1928)

Indiana

1. Indiana Right to Hunt and Fish, Public Question 1 (2016)

Iowa

1. Iowa Revenue for Fish and Wildlife Programs, Amendment 1 (1996)

Kansas

1. Kansas Right to Hunt and Fish, Constitutional Amendment 1 (2016)

Kentucky

1. Kentucky Hunting and Fishing Amendment, House Bill 1 (2012)

Louisiana

1. Louisiana Farmer and Fisherman Funds Amendment, Question 4 (2004)
2. Louisiana Hunting and Fishing Laws Amendment (October 1995)
3. Louisiana Right to Hunt, Fish and Trap Amendment, Question 1 (2004)
4. Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission Amendment (1968)

Maine

1. Maine Bear Hunting Ban Initiative, Question 1 (2014)
2. Maine Inland Fisheries and Game Acquisition Fund Bond Measure (June 1974)
3. Maine Proposed Constitutional Amendment 6, State Guaranteed Industrial Loans for Fisheries and Agriculture Measure (1967)
4. Maine Question 1, Repeal the Hunting Season on Moose Initiative (1983)
5. Maine Question 2, Prohibit Certain Bear Hunting Practices Initiative (2004)
6. Maine Question 2, Public Fish Piers, Airports and Transportation Improvements Bond Measure (1979)
7. Maine Question 3, Bond Issue to Fund Centers for Advanced Technology Measure (1985)
8. Maine Question 4, Permit Valuation of Property Based on its Use as a Commercial Fishing Location Amendment (2000)
9. Maine Question 7, Commercial Fishing Waterfront Tax Use Amendment (2005)
10. Maine Question 9, Fish Hatcheries Improvement and Expansion Bond Measure (1994)
11. Maine Resident Fishing and Hunting Licenses, Question No. 4 (1936)
12. Maine Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2026) - Potential

Maryland

1. Maryland Commission of Fisheries, Amendment 8 (1940)
2. Maryland Potomac River Compact, Amendment 16 (1960)

Massachusetts

1. Massachusetts Question 1, Prohibition on Certain Forms of Hunting and Trapping Initiative (1996)
2. Massachusetts Question 1, Restrictions on Trapping Referendum (1934)
3. Massachusetts Question 3, Limitations on Animal Traps Initiative (1930)

Michigan

1. Michigan Natural Resources Commission Referendum, Proposal 2 (2014)
2. Michigan Proposal 06-3, Mourning Dove Hunting Season Referendum (2006)
3. Michigan Proposal D, Limits on Bear Hunting Initiative (1996)
4. Michigan Proposal G, Natural Resources Commission's Authority Referendum (1996)
5. Michigan Wolf Hunting Referendum, Proposal 1 (2014)

Minnesota

1. Minnesota Amendment 3, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (1998)

Mississippi

1. Mississippi Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment, HCR 30 (2014)

Missouri

1. Missouri Amendment 4, Creation of State Conservation Commission Initiative (1936)
2. Missouri Amendment 5, Repeal of Conservation Commission Code and Reinstatement of Pre-1936 Fish and Game Laws Initiative (1940)

Montana

1. Montana Hunter Access Funding, I-161 (2010)
2. Montana I-161, Increase Nonresident Hunting License Fees, Abolish Outfitter-Sponsored Licenses, and Dedicate Revenue Initiative (2010)
3. Montana I-177, Animal Trap Restrictions on Public Land Initiative (2016)
4. Montana Revise Outfitter and Hunting Licensing, I-136 (1998)
5. Montana Right to Wild Game Hunting and Fishing, C-41 (2004)

Nebraska

1. Nebraska Hunting and Fishing Amendment, Amendment 2 (2012)

Nevada

1. Nevada Question 2, Bounty on Predatory Animals Initiative (1938)
2. Nevada Question 3, Predatory Animal Bounty Payments Initiative (1934)
3. Nevada State Question 2, Wildlife Protection and Game Regulation Referendum (1934)

North Carolina

1. North Carolina Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2018)

North Dakota

1. North Dakota Captive Game Animal Killing Prohibited Initiative, Initiated Statutory Measure 2 (2010)
2. North Dakota One Man Game and Fish Commission Referendum (1930)
3. North Dakota Right to Hunt, Trap and Fish, Measure 1 (2000)

Ohio

1. Ohio Prohibition of Mourning Dove Hunting Initiative (1998)
2. Ohio Prohibition on the Use of Certain Trapping Devices Initiative (1977)
3. Ohio Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2026) - Potential

Oklahoma

1. Oklahoma State Question 742, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2008)

Oregon

1. Oregon Ban on Commercial Fishing on the Rogue River, Measure 5 (1932)
2. Oregon Measure 15, Prohibit Commercial Fishing of Rainbow Trout Initiative (1974)
3. Oregon Measure 18, Prohibit Baited Bear Hunting and Cougar Hunting with Dogs Initiative (1994)
4. Oregon Measure 34, State Fish and Wildlife Commission Authority and Repeal 1994 Hunting Tactics Limitations Initiative (1996)
5. Oregon Measure 4, Prohibition of Commercial Salmon and Steelhead Fishing Initiative (1964)
6. Oregon Measure 5, Prohibit Snare and Leghold Traps Initiative (1980)
7. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Non-Angling Fishing in Coastal Streams Initiative (1954)
8. Oregon Measure 7, Prohibit Non-Angling Fishing in Coastal Streams Initiative (1956)
9. Oregon Measure 8, Restricts Lower Columbia River Fish Harvests Initiative (1992)
10. Oregon Measure 81, Prohibit Commercial Gillnet Fishing in Columbia River Initiative (2012)
11. Oregon Measure 97, Prohibits Certain Animal Traps and Fur Commerce Initiative (2000)
12. Oregon Measure Nos. 304-305, Rogue River Seine and Set-Net Fishing Ban Referendum (1918)
13. Oregon Measure Nos. 306-307, Willamette River Commercial Salmon Fishing Referendum (1918)
14. Oregon Measure Nos. 310-311, Prohibition of Net Fishing on Coastal Waters Referendum (1942)
15. Oregon Measure Nos. 312-313, Ban on Commercial Fishing in Nestucca Bay Referendum (1946)
16. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Prohibit Fixed-Appliance Fishing in the Columbia River Initiative (1948)
17. Oregon Measure Nos. 318-319, Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing Regulations Initiative (June 1908)
18. Oregon Measure Nos. 320-321, Hook and Line Fishing on the Rogue River Initiative (1930)
19. Oregon Measure Nos. 322-323, Angling Fish on Nestucca Bay Referendum (June 1927)
20. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Ban on Fish Wheels, Traps, Seines, and Gill Nets Use Initiative (1926)
21. Oregon Measure Nos. 332-333, Prohibit Salmon and Sturgeon Fishing Initiative (June 1908)
22. Oregon Measure Nos. 348-349, Hook and Line Only on the Rogue River Initiative (1910)
23. Oregon Remove Animal Cruelty Exceptions Initiative (2026) - Potential

South Carolina

1. South Carolina Hunting and Fishing Amendment, Amendment 1 (2010)

South Dakota

1. South Dakota Amendment D, Tax on Public Shooting Areas Measure (1948)
2. South Dakota Initiated Measure 1, Dove Hunting Measure (1972)
3. South Dakota Protection of Quail Referendum (1908)
4. South Dakota Referred Law 1, Mourning Dove Hunting Referendum (1980)

Tennessee

1. Tennessee Hunting Rights Amendment (2010)

Texas

1. Texas Proposition 13, Tax Exemptions for Fishing Equipment Amendment (1995)
2. Texas Right to Hunt, Fish and Harvest Amendment, Proposition 6 (2015)

Utah

1. Utah Constitutional Amendment E, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (2020)
2. Utah Proposition 5, Two-Thirds Vote Requirement for Hunting-Related Initiatives Amendment (1998)

Virginia

1. Virginia Question 2, Right to Hunt, Fish, and Harvest Game Amendment (2000)

Washington

1. Washington Advisory Vote 16, Commercial Fishing Licenses, Fees, and Taxes Bill (2017)
2. Washington Initiative 192, Commercial Salmon Fishing Regulations Measure (1954)
3. Washington Initiative 25, Prohibit Large Dams and Water Diversions on Columbia River Tributaries Measure (1960)
4. Washington Initiative 456, Steelhead Game Fish Classification, State Control of Natural Resources, and Treaty Rights Measure (1984)
5. Washington Initiative 62, Establish Department of Game Measure (1932)
6. Washington Initiative 640, Fishing Regulations Measure (1995)
7. Washington Initiative 655, Bear-Baiting Misdemeanor Measure (1996)
8. Washington Initiative 696, Restrictions on Commercial Fishing Measure (1999)
9. Washington Initiative 713, Animal Trapping Measure (2000)
10. Washington Initiative 77, Fish Traps and Fishing Regulations Measure (1934)
11. Washington Referendum 26, Appointment of Game Commissioners Measure (1946)
12. Washington Referendum 45, Expansion of Fish and Wildlife Commission Responsiblities Measure (1995)

Wisconsin

1. Wisconsin Question 1, Right to Hunt and Fish Amendment (April 2003)

Wyoming

1. Wyoming Hunting Rights Amendment, Constitutional Amendment B (2012)

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